[rollei_list] Re: "There is a 220 Rollei T"
- From: "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:13:51 -0700
I have the T with the mask. I can do 12 exposures of 6x6cm without
mask, and 16 exposures of 6x4.5cm with the mask.
WHen you insert the mask, it pushes a small metal rod of sorts that
move the counter from 12 to 16. I also have a Rolleikin for the T, and
when I use this the only thing I need do is make sure the pressure
plate on the back is set to 36mmx 24mm.
I do not doubt the claim that somewhere in existence is a custom T
that is capable of 24 exposures, but according to Prochnow himself Ts
NEVER had 220 capability.
So this must have either been an error or it was a special run that
was never sold.
Peter K=20
On 4/22/05, David Seifert <dseifert@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jim,
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> My reference was only to the first model (PR184 and PR184/1). The later
> models (beginning with S/N T2,157,000 - July 1961) are, indeed equipped
> for the Rolleikin 2. According to Prochnow, these cameras are equipped
> to do the 12/16 trick as well and have the option of either 4x4
> (Superslide) or 4x5.5 masks. The pressure plate would remain in the 6x6
> position and insertion of the film mask would set the film counter and
> transport to 4cm frame height (and thus 16 frames per roll).
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> David
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> Jim Somberg wrote:
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> >According to my two Rollei T's, the film pressure plate is settable to e=
ither 6X6 cm or 24X36MM, the latter with a Rolleikin, of course.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David Seifert
> > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 6:34 PM
> > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: "There is a 220 Rollei T"
> >
> > Ardeshir Mehta wrote:
> >
> > >On Friday, April 22, 2005, at 07:02 PM, David Seifert wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>Marc,
> > >>
> > >>You were only partially in error. The units in question were equippe=
d
> > >>with a 24 frame counter. The camera still used 120 film but produced
> > >>24 smaller (24x36?) on the film via a masking system. We went throug=
h
> > >>this last year in more detail than anyone cares to recall.
> > >>
> > >>Best Regards,
> > >>David
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >Oh? This is interesting! Are you sure the prints were as small as 24x=
36
> > >mm? Could they have been 30x60 mm?
> > >
> > >A.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Ardeshir,
> >
> > Just for you, I look this up again. According to Prochnow in Rollei
> > Report 2 page 409 there were 250 units of this type built in June 1961=
.
> > He notes that these were "Direktverkauf, nicht gelistet", direct sale,
> > no price listed. I interpret that to mean that these were a custom
> > order batch. The customer is not mentioned. They used 120 film and
> > produced either 12 6x6 images per roll or 24 24x36 images per roll usi=
ng
> > the special mask kit. Thus, they had a 12/24 frame counter.
> >
> > For the record, the standard model of that run (56,000 units) came wit=
h
> > a 12/16 frame counter equipped to do 12 or 16 exposures per 120 roll.
> > The mask kit produced 16 4.5x5 images.
> >
> > Thus spake Prochnow!
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Peter K
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