by rux » Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:48 am
Dear friends, I am a new member of our Rollei SL66 user forum. I am a retired engineer in my mid 60s, I bought my first SL66 in 1977 when attending grad school at UC Berkeley, CA (mail ordered from 47th st. camera in NYC). I really love the camera, and throughout the years I bought some nice lenses and accessories for my system. I currently have 5 bodies (SL66, SL66E, SL66SE). I was very disappointed when the Kodak and other film manufacturers phased out all their nice roll films. I returned to Thailand since 1981 and over the years found my choices of film got severely limited. Last year was the last time I could get my E-6 slides processed locally!!! I have been experimenting with making digital pictures with my SL66 for many years. I have only recently been able to get some limited success with my effort. I do not know if anyone would be interested in sharing his/her experience with me. Although my attachment is very crude and primitive, it does allow me take pictures into RAW files just as my other friends with their Hasselblad V systems can do. For the first time, I am able to use all my old SL66 lenses and finders. I think SL66 HFT lenses make very nice pictures just like when I was taking E-6 slides. Please let me know if this might be useful for other members. Sorry if I post it in a wrong place, I am still very new...