

It went for 420 which I thought was rather low. Its legendary sharpness is complemented by a super-fast 1/1000 s for fast-moving subjects or when using high- speed film. If money were no object, there would be a digital answer to that. I saw and handled a NICE 2.8 Xenotar Rollei at a local photo auction four weeks ago. Schneider AF-Xenotar 80 mm f/2.8 HFT PQS: The classical standard focal length for fast general-purpose AF shooting in almost all areas of photography. ROLLEIFLEX FRANKE HEIDECKE Heidosmat 1:2.8 80 Schneider-Kreuznach Xenotar ASD03003TG.

I still have a 4x5 monorail, but nothing digital that is comparable. *Except for very specialized uses, e.g., substantial camera movements. I would do it again if time, space, and money were not an issue. Beautiful camera with Xenotar 2.8/80mm taking lens no.5543835 (some scratches on front element), with perfect working shutter and meter, cap, filter, strap, everready case. My first digital camera, pre-ordered a couple of months earlier, arrived eight days later. I had my own B&W darkroom until August 2005, but it got destroyed. Rolleiflex 2.8C w/ Xenotar 2.8 / 80mm lens Maarten JanuOctoSold Considering it’s age the camera comes in a good condition with regular signs of use. Personally, I really can't see shooting film* without a darkroom to make wet prints. I've shot enough of both to have my own opinions on that, but that's a very big and very different discussion. You should try to come up with the energy because the results far surpass digital if we are talking silver halide film - printed in a wet lab On cameras that have flash connectors, (x sync). OTOH, I think I'd be quite happy with any good-condition Rollei with a 75 or 80mm Planar or Xenotar-they are not only artifacts of a time but still good tools-if only I had the time and energy to develop film and the darkroom in which to make wet prints. The cameras are very quiet in operation due to no mirror movement and the fact that they use internal shutters.
