[rollei_list] Subject: Rollei graduated sky filter in Efke 25 film sheet

Carlos,
Nice gear shot. Isn't what you are talking about basically a graduate ND filter ("Verlauffilter" in German)? I guess nowadays they are usually neutral gray so they also work with color. None of my Rollei brochures or accessory booklet show the holder in your picture. Must have been a relatively rare item. Definitely useful for landscapes. Current photographers frequently recommend ND filters even with their Canon 5Ds etc. Although, I think nature photographer Tim Fitzharris in Popular Photography is rather overdoing it with his top-of-the-line ND and other filters. I wouldn't mind finding this filter holder for my Rollei Bay II. Does it take regular Cokin size A (3x3) filters?
Howeverr to be converted to using sheet film I would have to use at least a 4x5 camera, where it gets interesting to just do contact prints. For enlargements I would have to retool my entire darkroom with a large Omega or similar. Had an Omega D3 autofocus briefly, but it was a monster. My B22 XL sensibly limits my photographic ventures to 6x6 and 4.5x6 rollfilm. 

Happy experimenting,
Jan


On Apr 19, 2009, at 1:07 AM, FreeLists Mailing List Manager wrote:

Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:45:54 -0700 (PDT)
From: Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [rollei_list] Rollei graduated sky filter in Efke 25 film sheet The Rollei sky filter is an accesory that Rollei users don't use very much and it was commented a few times on the list. It's an interesting filter, it has a half part yellow and the other half part is transparent and then you can slide it in the film holder to place the yellow part for the sky, you can do it fitting the lens hood with the filter in the viewing lens previously. I took a macro photograph with the 'cord IV Xenar and Rolleinar 1 close-up lens about the 3.5F provided with the Rollei sky filter, a filter rarely seen in Rollei TLR cameras and equipment photographs, and this is my first film sheet used with the Rollei Plate adapter, an Efke 25 film sheet developed in Tetenal 1+4 in the Combi-plan tank (very comfortable tank to work, the problem is that it leaks out liquid during the inversion movement). I lost one sheet, I forgot to loose the flm holder to put the sheet in the camera film plane, a beginner error. I just uploaded the scanned sheet to Flickr, please see the large and original sizes, the file is bigger than the regular size I use for Flickr(this is an equipment image): 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/3452366045/
Carlos

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