Re: Need some camera suggestions...

[Joe Berenbaum <joe-b@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:02 AM 8/5/99 -0700, you wrote:
>I've been shooting HIE for over 25 years now but have run up against the
>same problem over and over. I don't have my camera with me when I see a
>great infrared opportunity. My N90 outfit is just too big to carry around
>everywhere. What I really need is a point-and-shoot or rangefinder which I
>can put in my briefcase or some small inoccuous looking case. Of course I
>need to be able to override automatic exposure and attach a filter. I
>prefer not to use a filter between the film rails. I have been looking at
>the Contax G1 but that is at my upper $ limit.
>
>Any suggestions?

I really like the Rollei 35 and 35S for this purpose. B+W and Heliopan make
a lot of different IR filters in the two sizes for these two cameras. They
have 40mm f3.5 Tessar and 40mm f2.8 Sonnar lenses respectively and use
manual exposure.

Joe Berenbaum 
mailto:joe-b@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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