Learning photography with the Rolleiflex was very good. Took my first photos with it in 1975...made my first prints in 1977. Clean simple camera -- no lens choices to worry about, hand-held meter, usually on a tripod, closed down to 16 or 22 and on the B setting. Found that I was using it like a view camera (even has a GG), so going to 4x5 seemed like a very natural progression. I enjoyed learning to using the square format. Giving 8"x 8" and 11"x 11" negatives serious thought (as well as 5.5x14...I already do 4x10)!
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