Mark, And there is only a slightly larger new market, if any. Jerry "Mark A. Kay, M.D., Ph.D." wrote: > And unfortunately not a big used market. > > >Yes,really nothing is cheap about Rollei talking about > >their current products. > >This is a little brochure about the Rollei X Act2 > >camera: > >http://www.rollei.de/cct/files/rollei/data/X-Act2_e.pdf > > > >All the best > >Carlos > > --- "Mark A. Kay, M.D., Ph.D." <markay@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >escribió: > > > >> > >> There is one cavet that i really want to bring to > >> everyone's attention. While the X Act 2 is > >> compatible with many of these Rollei components, > >> their use is not cheap by any means. For > >> example, I was going to set up film use while i > >> decided what I was going to do on the digital > >> end. I found a used 4560 magazine film back for > >> about 450 dollars. However, I did not realize > >> that you need a very expensive adapter. I do not > >> remember the exact cost but it was almost 2K. > >> You also need expensive adapters to use the > >> ROllei 6000 lenses. If you already have those > >> lenses, then it may be worthwhile. Finally, if > >> you are going to use a digital back, it is > >> recommended to get a sliding back. It is not > >> necessary but unless you plan to tether or focus > >> and then replace the focusing screen with the > >> digital back, a sliding back is really a > >> necessity. There are several options and these > >> run 2500 to 3K. Mark > >> > >> >Hi Neil: > >> > The X Act1 and X Act2 cameras are a > >> very > >> >flexible modular studio camera system, they can use > >> >film or digital backs, 6000 series lenses and > >> >aceesories or large format lenses with Rollei > >> >electronic shutter sizes 0 and 1, these cameras > >> main > >> >features are: > >> >First portable medium-format monorail camera with > >> >optical bench > >> >Unlimited perspective and focus correction > >> >Compatible with Rollei 6000 lenses > >> >Compatible with digital back or type 4560 magazine > >> >with motorised film transport > >> >Compatible with large-format size 0 and 1 lenses > >> via > >> >Rollei Electronic Shutter > >> >Setting of aperture and shutter speed through > >> >LensControl unit > >> >Specifications > >> >Length: 365 mm > >> >Width: 185 mm > >> >Height: 235 mm > >> >Weight 4.3 kg, plus lens and back > >> >Effective bellows extension 59-194 mm measured from > >> >flange focal length to film plane > >> >Focusing with two self-locking precision drives > >> each > >> >with 67.5 mm travel, Vernier reading with an > >> accuracy > >> >of 0.05 mm > >> >Horizontal/vertical displacement on lens standard > >> and > >> >rear standard: +/- 15 mm, self-locking with 0.25° > >> >reading accuracy, precision drive, positionally > >> >constant axis point > >> >Horizontal tilt range of both standards: +/- 15°, > >> >self-locking with 0.25° reading accuracy, precision > >> >drive, positionally constant axis point > >> >Vertical swing range on lens standard and rear > >> >standard: +/- 15° with 0.5° reading accuracy. > >> > > >> >You can see some details about the large format > >> >Rodenstock and Schneider lenses and required Rollei > >> >shutter size that this camera can use here: > >> > >>http://www.rollei.de/cct/files/rollei/data/ACF874B.pdf > >> > > >> >All the best > >> >Carlos > >> > > >> > > >> >--- Neil Gould <neil@xxxxxxxxxxx> escribió: > >> > > >> >> Hi Carlos, > >> >> > >> >> Recently, you wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > From: Carlos Manuel Freaza > >> <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> >> > > >> >> > The large format lenses with Rollei Electronic > >> >> Shutter > >> >> > sizes 0 and 1 are more difficult to find, I > >> have > >> >> seen > >> >> > some Schneider lenses using these shutters; > >> anyway > >> >> you > >> >> > can buy new Rollei electronic shutter 0 and 1 > >> for > >> >> the > >> >> > X Act 2 camera from B&H New York, they are > >> >> accepting > >> >> > orders about them, they also have Schneider > >> lenses > >> >> > with these shutters.- > >> >> > > >> >> Can you tell me more about the need for "large > >> >> format lenses" with this > >> >> camera? 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