I think he understood the question Patric, he answered that the ring in the back of the lens is like a diaphragm to save quality in difficult situations; difficult situations are a strong backlight photo, a photo where the sun appears directly, some other strong light source, the diaphragm could help to save image quality, that is its function, a light trap. The second part could need more explanation. I commented him in the last part of my question that I had not seen the diaphragm in the Rolleicord IV (I'll look again tonight), and then he answers that the diaphragm can look different for every calculation, I think he meant that the diaphragm is calculated different for different models and then they look different. In fact my Rolleiflex 2.8C 2.8/80 Xenotar and my Rolleicord IV 3.5/75 Xenar look very different in the taking lens back and both are like new in this part.- All the best Carlos --- J Patric Dahlén <jenspatricdahlen@xxxxxxxxxxx> escribió: > I don't think he understood the question? > > /Patric > > > >From: Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Since I couldn't find an explanation on the topic > in > >Prochnow's Rollei books I decided to ask him > directly > >to complement the excellent info that Todd gave us > >from his experience. While I was writing my > previous > >post I received Mr Prochnow's answer (My question > to > >him is bellow): > > > >"Dear Carlos. > > > >??The ring in the back of the lens is like a > diaphragm > >to save quality in > >difficult situations. > >It can look different on every calculation?? > > > >Kind regards > > > >Claus" > > > > > > > > > Dear Claus: > > > ??Finally a technical question, I'd like know > the > >exact > > > task for the fabric (or similar) that you can > see > > > around the back of the taking lens in the > Rolleiflex > > > cameras like the 2.8C, D, E, 3.5 and a different > > > fabric for the F, it seems a bellow or a seal or > a > > > trap light or a membrane, what is it?, what it > does? > > > what could happen if the "fabric" lacks?. I > haven't > > > see it in the Rolleicord IV? > > > > > > Best regards > > > Carlos > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >___________________________________________________________ > >1GB gratis, Antivirus y Antispam > >Correo Yahoo!, el mejor correo web del mundo > >http://correo.yahoo.com.ar > > > >--- > >Rollei List > > > >- Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' > >in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > > >- Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with > >'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > into www.freelists.org > > > >- Online, searchable archives are available at > >//www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > __________________________________________________ Correo Yahoo! Espacio para todos tus mensajes, antivirus y antispam ¡gratis! ¡Abrí tu cuenta ya! - http://correo.yahoo.com.ar --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list