[rollei_list] Subject: Rollei graduated sky filter in Efke 25 film sheet
- From: Jan Decher <Jan.Decher@xxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:47:07 -0400
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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