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it's not clear if panasonic's statement was for the entire sl-1200 line, or just the latest incantation, the sl-1200mk6.
http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2010/10/28/dead-spin-panasonic-discontinues-technics-analog-turntables/
Open Mike: Vinyl Nostalgia
Here and there, the cyberchatter has been registering the news: Panasonic finally pulled the plug on its venerable Technics SL-1200 turntable, which has been around since striped bellbottoms and jewfros* were popular. Some reports are treating the event as if it were significant. It isn't, rea...
the recent article on the "year with leica" had me fondling my rollei 35S wondering if it would serve the same purpose. I suppose it would. rollei 35S, 50' of Plus-X, and XTOL. sounds like a plan. (now who can I sucker into scanning all the negatives?)
while I really like my XD11, if I'm anywhere populated, I tend to take my 35S since it's a bit less obtrusive. dimension-wise, it's about the perfect size. any smaller and the controls would be hard to work. any larger and it loses any semblance of pocketability. I dig the 40mm wide angle as well.
my complaints about the 35S are that it's a brick, there's no rangefinder, and batteries for the meter aren't exactly conveniently available.
the comparison of DP2 to 35S definitely makes me want to take another look at the DP2.
Full Format, Pocket Size
Photo: Wikimedia Sean Reid has published Part 1 of his Sigma DP2 review at Reid Reviews (note that Reid Reviews is a pay site). Sean begins by making the case that the DP2 parallels the Rollei 35 series of 1966 ff.—a camera for people who weren't interested in smaller format size but wanted ...
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