To me it looks like the perfect fixed lens film camera. Fixed lens which is hopefully good and fast for this type and size. Able to do program, aperture priority, and manual. AF with manual override. Flash default is off. Its like a contax T2 but controls look way better.
Hopefully we will see some youtube reviews before too long. If they are favourable I will order one.
The manual focus implementation seems similar to the Pentax 17 where it is electronically controlled. Also feels like this is what the Rollei 335AF should have been
The manual focus implementation seems similar to the Pentax 17 where it is electronically controlled. Also feels like this is what the Rollei 335AF should have been
The manual focus implementation seems similar to the Pentax 17 where it is electronically controlled. Also feels like this is what the Rollei 335AF should have been
The lens is similar too. 35mm(ish) made out of 5 elements, in no groupings (which would seems to require an aspherical element but who knows). The 32/3.5 on all of those Canon P&S was a triplet.
Sort of wishing I chose the silver in my preorder. I think it has some Zeiss-Ikon style vibes.
The manual focus implementation seems similar to the Pentax 17 where it is electronically controlled. Also feels like this is what the Rollei 335AF should have been
Does look very cool. The manual focus activates on the shutter half push.
Still trying to understand how it does first curtain or second curtain flash. Does it have a focal plane shutter?
Looking at the video it seems it has a leaf shutter when he opens the back.
The black finish does not look premium, but more matte and well a bit thin. Then again this is a prototype.
He said there would be frame lines and the aperture setting in the VF.
His pics look very nice and frankly if this pans out it blows its rivals out of the water. With all its settings it can be used as a ‘serious’ camera as well as a care free fun camera.
ottokbre wrote:
The lens is similar too. 35mm(ish) made out of 5 elements, in no groupings (which would seems to require an aspherical element but who knows). The 32/3.5 on all of those Canon P&S was a triplet.
Sort of wishing I chose the silver in my preorder. I think it has some Zeiss-Ikon style vibes.
Depending on how they finish it, the silver may look plasticky. I’d stick w the black. Black Zeiss Ikon ZMs look way cooler tjan the silver ones!
The battery is interesting - a 3.7 volt USB rechargeable. He mentioned using a standard 3v one would cause performance issues.
At $550 it’s a little bit silly to expect Rollei 35 or Leica level VF. But even the old Canon Owl had a better VF with frame lines than most of the luxury compacts or the Mint 35AF. So one can hope.
I agree on silver being dicey. When the Fuji XT3 came out I bought the silver. Opened the box and promptly returned it.
ottokbre wrote:
At $550 it’s a little bit silly to expect Rollei 35 or Leica level VF. But even the old Canon Owl had a better VF with frame lines than most of the luxury compacts or the Mint 35AF. So one can hope.
I agree on silver being dicey. When the Fuji XT3 came out I bought the silver. Opened the box and promptly returned it.
Interesting about the battery.
You seen how bad the VF is in the Leica Minilux or CM?
It looks great, one of the first serious offering out there in the category of the revival of high quality compact film cameras. The design is still a bit weird but it’s getting there and it’s full of great implementations.
The greatest feature to me is the multi-exposure button. It’s such a joyful and useful function, it makes the Ricoh 500GX a compact camera of legend. So it’s nice because often scarce.
Desmolicious wrote:
You seen how bad the VF is in the Leica Minilux or CM?
Honestly the main thing the kept me from buying one. Meanwhile the cheapy Canon Owl's VF is so good I extracted one to slap on top of my Barnack so I could use my CV 35/2.5 LTM on it.
The phoblographer site says this camera is for professionals:
However, since the device is a bit costly, beginners may want to look elsewhere. But if you are a professional who knows their way around film cameras, this one could be for you.
This Lomo is the most significant new film camera in the last twenty years. I can’t think what else would be. Certainly not the Leica M6 which is just a scratchy MP.
Definitely not the Pentax P17 which answered questions no-one asked. And especially not the Mint Rollei which feels like a rough prototype.
Lomography has given us a full featured but easy to use affordable high quality film camera. Let’s just hope the realization lives up to the hype.
Desmolicious wrote:
This Lomo is the most significant new film camera in the last twenty years. I can’t think what else would be. Certainly not the Leica M6 which is just a scratchy MP.
Definitely not the Pentax P17 which answered questions no-one asked. And especially not the Mint Rollei which feels like a rough prototype.
Lomography has given us a full featured but easy to use affordable high quality film camera. Let’s just hope the realization lives up to the hype.
Sorry to bring up old stuff when shiny new is just coming out. However, the guy that designed the Pen F also designed a point and shoot that seems to meet the criteria you all want. The Olympus XA circa 1979, and they are still making updated models. I owned one the old XAs, and the flash was detachable, it had over and under exposure, you could set the iso manually the case was the lens cap and on off switch. It is one of the few cameras I ever had that appreciated in value - selling for about 2.5X what I paid for it new. Just saying
Sorry to bring up old stuff when shiny new is just coming out. However, the guy that designed the Pen F also designed a point and shoot that seems to meet the criteria you all want. The Olympus XA circa 1979, and they are still making updated models. I owned one the old XAs, and the flash was detachable, it had over and under exposure, you could set the iso manually the case was the lens cap and on off switch. It is one of the few cameras I ever had that appreciated in value - selling for about 2.5X what I paid for it new. Just saying
Just pre-ordered one as it basically does what I was hoping the Rollei 35 or Analogue AF-1 would do:
- autofocus
- built-in flash (memorizing when it's off)
- manual ISO / exposure compensation
- 35mm-ish prime lens
Full manual control over exposure and manual film wind are just icing on the cake. That's even better than what my Leica Minilux can do!
I don't expect the lens to be on that level of quality though. Same for the build quality (except the viewfinder maybe )
€499 seems like a fair price. Of course expensive compared to some used models, but this is a newly produced product, there's really no way to make it much cheaper.
I was planning to spend that same amount on the Analogue AF-1 but this looks like the better product AND they are way more transparent in their communication - literally dozens of sample images from various photographers and most of them are actually in-focus!
In one of the video reviews posted in this thread, the tester pixel peeped into tne corners of some of his shots (showing the viewers) and the images were pretty sharp.
Check it at 7:30 onwards:
This means that this lens is nothing like the standard Minitar 32 2.8 that Lomo sells! I hvae had two of those and they are seriously smeary on the outside third of the image. Which is actually why I like it for when I want that.
But in the MCA I want a ‘normal’ quality lens and it seems like they are delivering on that.
An informative review. The rechargeable 3.7 volt battery is an interesting choice considering all of the 1990's P&S that had many of the same features and ran forever on a 3 volt lithium.
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