Twin Lens Reflex
Mar 5, 2018 05:58:03 #
Bud Black wrote:
Back in the days of film one of the best cameras I ever owned was a Yashica A twin lens reflex. Has any manufacturer ever produced a digital similarity?
I have my Dad's Yashica twin lens. Film in the freezer. I still occasionally use it. My Dad loved that camera!
Mar 5, 2018 07:27:52 #
Bud Black wrote:
Back in the days of film one of the best cameras I ever owned was a Yashica A twin lens reflex. Has any manufacturer ever produced a digital similarity?
The Yashica A was a good camera, I had one, and a D and a 124 and a 124G and a 635 and I now have a EM. :-)
What do you mean in similarity; top view or photo quality?
Mar 5, 2018 07:41:02 #
Bud Black wrote:
Back in the days of film one of the best cameras I ever owned was a Yashica A twin lens reflex. Has any manufacturer ever produced a digital similarity?
I had the Yashica Mat 124. Nice camera. I think the TLR was developed to improve photography, but I doubt a digital version would offer an advantage. A few years ago, someone made a digital TLR, more as a novelty, but it didn't last very long.
EDIT: Wrong again! Here you go.
https://gizmodo.com/5800690/it-may-be-digital-but-rolleiflexs-minidigi-twin-lens-reflex-has-all-the-charm-of-the-original
Mar 5, 2018 07:41:58 #
OddJobber wrote:
Nope. That's a 3 megapixel mini version with horrible reviews. You can get the real deal on eBay for 100 bucks.
BTW, why are you west coast people up so early? My excuse is three dogs that can't read their watches. What's yours?
BTW, why are you west coast people up so early? My excuse is three dogs that can't read their watches. What's yours?
I get up around 5:00 and then my three dogs wake up. They're sleeping again.
Mar 5, 2018 07:53:13 #
I used several Mamiya C-330's because of the interchangeable lenses. Being that the film was 2 1/4 square would leave room for a big sensor I suppose. The leaf shutter syncing up to 1/500?
Mar 5, 2018 08:06:24 #
AndyT wrote:
I used several Mamiya C-330's because of the interchangeable lenses. Being that the film was 2 1/4 square would leave room for a big sensor I suppose. The leaf shutter syncing up to 1/500?
I always wanted a C-330, never could afford it at the time. :-)
Mar 5, 2018 08:13:08 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I get up around 5:00 and then my three dogs wake up. They're sleeping again.
Jerry, I'm so far west they call it the East and it is late at night here :D
Mar 5, 2018 08:43:06 #
waegwan wrote:
Jerry, I'm so far west they call it the East and it is late at night here :D
Mar 5, 2018 08:57:55 #
I had/have a Rolliflex with a 3.5 Ziess Planar lease and my enlargements were FAR superior of any of my friends
35mm Photos. There was absolutely NO comparison. Square photo, no problem, I just left room to crop them
when I took them, cropping didn’t effect the quality at all. The large 2 1/4” negative and quality of the Ziess lense
was unbelievable. There were big disadvantages, expensive large heavy camera, expensive roll film, expensive processing, only 12 exposure rolls, square format etc, but ohhhh were they sharp. I went into digital "dragging my finger and toe nails" but I would never go back.
35mm Photos. There was absolutely NO comparison. Square photo, no problem, I just left room to crop them
when I took them, cropping didn’t effect the quality at all. The large 2 1/4” negative and quality of the Ziess lense
was unbelievable. There were big disadvantages, expensive large heavy camera, expensive roll film, expensive processing, only 12 exposure rolls, square format etc, but ohhhh were they sharp. I went into digital "dragging my finger and toe nails" but I would never go back.
Mar 5, 2018 09:09:38 #
ashriverguy wrote:
I had/have a Rolliflex with a 3.5 Ziess Planar lea... (show quote)
I would never go back either, but I made a ton of good photos with my 2 1/4. I kept one when all the bride's wanted digital. Sits proudly on my shelf.
Mar 5, 2018 10:38:30 #
Bud Black wrote:
Back in the days of film one of the best cameras I ever owned was a Yashica A twin lens reflex. Has any manufacturer ever produced a digital similarity?
I am not aware of any quality TLR digital cameras. Ninox makes a couple, but you wouldn’t like them at all. I have also used TLR film cameras and i adore them. In fact, I paid my way through undergraduate school with a Yashica 124 and a Rollei 2.8d.
Good digital alternatives may be found in Pentax 645Z or the large MP full frame 35s such as Nikon 850.
In my film days I always preferred medium format. That’s not really “necessary” with high megapixel count, full frame “35mm” cameras of today.
Mar 5, 2018 10:56:52 #
A fair hi-res camera with a flip-out screen that you can look down to view would be the nearest to a TLR experience. These are found in some "bridge"cameras, some Canon Powershots and some DSLRs. A lot depends on if you need removable lenses. If you were happy with the TLR, perhaps you don't.
Mar 5, 2018 11:07:13 #
Bud Black wrote:
Back in the days of film one of the best cameras I ever owned was a Yashica A twin lens reflex. Has any manufacturer ever produced a digital similarity?
I have three rolliflex cameras, they are great cameras, but don't know any equivalent digital
Rick
Mar 5, 2018 12:18:09 #
I've had three TLR's, first a Yashica 124G which was a great little camera which I later traded for a Rolleiflex 2.8 Planar which I later gave to my granddaughter, and I still have a Mamiya C330 outfit with most of the accessories and lenses. I wish there was a digital back for it, that would be the best of both worlds.
Mar 5, 2018 14:36:51 #
Bud Black wrote:
Back in the days of film one of the best cameras I ever owned was a Yashica A twin lens reflex. Has any manufacturer ever produced a digital similarity?
I had a very similar Yashica Mat 124G that I used for weddings. Great quality at a reasonable price.
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