[rollei_list] Re: Ikonta Film Spacing was Fuji/Bessa folder rangefinder.
- From: "Jerry Laderberg" <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 13:58:00 -0400
Well, the article on his site does not have the picture " of how the film
should be lined up.." Any chance you could describe the location, or scan the
picture?
From: Jan Decher
To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 9:45 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] Ikonta Film Spacing was Fuji/Bessa folder rangefinder.
Bill,
The negative overlap is the achilles heal of the more advanced Super Ikontas
with todays films. Here is what Henry Scherer wrote to me after he had done a
full overhaul of my Synchro Compur BX (1 1/2 year wait!):
"...There is one thing about your camera that needs to be changed to
accomodate modern times. When the automatic film advance mechanism was
designed, film was a lot thicker than today. This means, if the film is loaded
in accordance with the original directions the frame spacing will be off and
you will loose at least one frame. Years ago I experimented with some old
modern type film and developed a loading method that provides slightly uneven
film spacing, but 12 frames per roll. I've attached a picture of how the film
should be lined up in the camera in order for the automatic film advance system
to be synchronized with the modern roll of film. Just load the film and
advance it until the arrows are precisely aligned as shown in the attached
picture, then close and lock the camera door. Next, flip the automatic film
release button to the left so that the red dot changes to silver, and then
rotate the film advance knob until it stops at frame "
There is more on this problem (and suggested "compensations") on his site:
http://www.zeisscamera.com/articles_spacing.shtml
I actually never got the film spacing issue under control and it bothered me
so much, since I wanted to shoot chromes at least occasionally, that I sold
the camera.
I hope my "new" much simpler 521/16 will not have this problem.
Jan
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:25:36 -0400
From: William Harting <wharting@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Fuji/Bessa folder rangefinder.
I picked up a Zeiss Ikon folder this winter (6x6), in outstanding
condition, with a 2.8 Tessar, but I can't get the hang of focusing and
the images overlap on the negative. I'm told this is to be expected, but
it just isn't as much fun to carry and use as a Rollei. I'd like to get
a Mutar or Mutar-like attachment for the Rollei...
Bill
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