[rollei_list] Re: (OT) Rilex Press Cameras
- From: Peter Mattei <petermattei@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:15:07 -0700
My Rollei Kalart finder came mounted onto a wooden base painted in a gloss
"Rollei Brun". I got it as a novelty but have never been tempted to use
it.
On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Richard,
>
> About 10 years ago, I found a case of those Kalart "light beam"
> rangefinders for the Rolleiflex at a garage sale. I had a devil of a time
> trying to get rid of them one-by-one on this website. They were intended
> for the f3.5 75mm lens Rolleis, but I had a f2.8 80mm lens
>
> I was told that they worked very well.
>
> Jerry Lehrer
>
>
> On 3/25/2012 10:03 AM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Williams" <dwilli10@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 10:24 PM
>> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: (OT) Rilex Press Cameras
>>
>> Kalart made a rangefinder model for use on TLR cameras. It was screwed
>> to the bottom of the camera using the tripod connector. It had an actuating
>> arm that reached in front of the lensboard. Of course it would not work on
>> front element focusing cameras like the Kodak Reflex.
>> One also finds older Rolleiflex cameras with fittings for a flash
>> solenoid. Usually these were arranged so that the solenoid could be removed
>> when not in use. Often an extra trip lever was fixed to the shutter. Other
>> solenoids used the cable release socket to actuate the shutter.
>>
>> --
>> Richard Knoppow
>> Los Angeles, CA, USA
>> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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