[rollei_list] Re: Rolleimeter

I have, under the guidance and with the encouragement of Carlos
Freaza. I love it, but I was always one to use the sportsfinder on my
2.8C...

It does make the camera a bit top-heavy. but have no problems handling
the rig with the help of the Rolleigrip...


Eric Goldstein

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On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 6:34 PM, Don Williams<dwilli10@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> At 05:26 PM 7/24/2009, Ken Frazier wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> Anyone on the list used a Rolleimeter?  If so, your thoughts, comments,
> etc., would be welcome.
>
> --
> Ken Frazier <kennybod@xxxxxxx>
>
> Never used one but always wanted one.  I haven't even handled one, but from
> the photos I got the impression that the glass bar in the center could be a
> weak/breakable element.  Maybe not.
>
> I sure wish there had been something like that for the RolleiMarin.  Hard to
> follow the subject with a reversed image and focus at the same time.  A
> friend of mine who used to manufacture Nikon U/W housings used to have an
> accessory that pointed two light beams so that they met at the focal point.
> (Not bright enough to be seen in flash pictures, by the way.)  I should have
> done something similar when I was active in U/W photography.  I did develop
> a slide rule that computed the exposure settings for flash, based on the
> distance of visibility.
>
> Worked fine, still have it.  It was done in the days before hand held
> calculators so all the calculations were done with log tables.  The light
> loss was based on some work done at Naval Ocean Systems Center in San Diego.
>
> DAW
>
>
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