I’ve got the Perkeo IIIe with the rangefinder and haven’t used it very much at all, but I agree with this reviewer that they are really nice cameras. I have a few of the Ikonta’s too, and the Bessa I, II and III. It would be fun to compare them all sometime, but certainly the Perkeo’s are nicely built and very lightweight. What is your favorite folding 120 rangefinder?Read more
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Rolleiflex Buying Guide | Colton Allen | Film Shooters Collective
As the US Rolleiflex importer and dealer since 2013, I get a lot of questions about the older TLR’s and I think this is a pretty nicely put together buyer’s guide. Seems everyone has their favorite – I’ve even seen photographer’s go to huge expense to have a digital back added to their Rolleicords (which aren’t reviewed in the linked article) but just goes to show even the lower cost TLR’s were capable of producing amazing images. Most people don’tRead more
Reviewing the Rolleiflex 2.8GX Expression 75 years edition (it’s gold!) – By Aivaras Sidla | EMULSIVE
Really great and thorough article on Emulsive about the Rolleiflex 2.8GX by Aivaras Sidla. Let’s start with the elephant in the room – this camera comes with some serious bling. It is in fact, a special gold-dipped version officially called the “Rolleiflex 2.8GX Expression 75 years edition”. Source: Reviewing the Rolleiflex 2.8GX Expression 75 years edition (it’s gold!) – By Aivaras Sidla | EMULSIVERead more
The Rilex: A little known American made press view camera
I came across Giovanni Savino’s blog post today detailing the Rilex press camera – a camera I’ve never even heard of until now. Made from polished cast aluminum and machined parts, it’s a neat little camera for sure and simply amazing that a husband and wife team built over 800 of them on their own perhaps in their evenings. This takes 2.25 by 3.25 sheet film (6×9 ?). I have a Grafmatic 6 sheet holder that I bought forRead more