If price is an important issue, consider looking at f/3.5 Planar or Xenotar models instead (for the same cost as a random 2.8, you can usually get a 3.5 plus a proper CLA service). The Es have crept up closer in price to the Fs, so not too many bargains there. The 2.8C is even nicer in some respects, and used to be even cheaper, but its now considered more desirable than the D so the D has become the most "affordable" of the 2.8s. If you don't need these three primary features, a 2.8D is nearly identical to a 2.8F in practical terms. Other than being the final model and thus extra-collectible, the three advantages to the F over the D are being able to easily remove the waist level hood to attach a prism finder (which almost nobody does anymore), focus screen that is easily user-interchangeable without needing to pay a technician (OTOH, good luck finding the alternative screens), and of course the built in meter (which almost never works).
#ROLLEIFLEX 2.8 A SERIES#
These are my biggest concerns.Īll the 2,8 series Rolleiflex are highly sought-after collectibles today: any "pristine" example will be very expensive (esp the F which is just utterly ridiculous now). If I buy a 2.8d would I get the best quality this wonderful and historically significant brand can offer? Or are there other elements of 2.8f that make it a better crafted camera than the 2.8d? I want the best quality of craftsmanship and the best quality of image if I make such a purchase. And I fear that if I buy a 2.8f the selenium cells would die on me in time. I am not planning to use any prism finder with a Rolleiflex. They have the same glass options as planar or xenotars. Before making a purchase like that I wanted to hear your thoughts about this subject.Īs far as I understand 2.8d is a 2.8f without a lightmeter and without the option of changing the focusing screen by hand. I searched the internet and read a lot of things about these 2 cameras but I couldn't find a definitive thread that explains the difference between them throughly.
#ROLLEIFLEX 2.8 A PROFESSIONAL#
So nowadays I am thinking of buying a 2.8d in mint condition and playing with it, maybe having put a Maxwell screen on it by a professional in time.
But as I searched the internet I realized that a 2.8f in mint condition would force my budget a little bit. I want the camera which I will buy in pristine condition so that I can use it in years to come with proper CLA from time to time. Ofcourse like everyone else I first thought of buying a 2.8f with a working light meter and couple of contrast filters I would use. But I have been leaning towards buying a Rolleiflex that will serve me well with great image quality. Before I was thinking of buying a first generation Hasselblad 500 CM with a 80mm f/2.8 Planar. I have been thinking of buying a classic medium format camera for the past 6 months.
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