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23 December, 2024

Rolleiflex 2,8GX – A Short Review and Comparisons with the 2.8F

By Geoff Chaplin

23 December, 2024

/ Medium Format Camera, Medium Format TLR, Rolleiflex 2.8, Rolleiflex TLR, /

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By Hamish Gill

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35mm Compact Photographer #10 – John Roberts – Rollei 35 Shooter

By John Roberts

Name: John Roberts ( @jrphotographybc )

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Ricoh GR1v Review – My Final thoughts

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If you have read the previous post about the Ricoh GR1 series of cameras, you might be under the impression that I had fallen out with the Ricoh GR1v? Well, this isn’...

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Jens on 5 frames with a Nikon F4S
Fear not. The Zeiss lenses are all back, ZF.2 versions, ranging from 18mm to 135mm. When I bought the F4…
Matthew Bigwood on Rolleiflex 2,8GX – A Short Review and Comparisons with the 2.8F
Great review. I tried out a 2.8GX at a photo show in the UK in the 90s (being a 1970s…
Jeffery Luhn on Rolleiflex 2,8GX – A Short Review and Comparisons with the 2.8F
Geoff, Thanks for your post! That is an expensive camera! I have a Rolleicord and a Mamiya 330, and I…

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