[rollei_list] Re: exposure meter-stupid question? and coupling

Ruddy,

Feeling funny on a farm, you said?  A funny farm?

Jerry

Ruddy Roye wrote:

> And how do you adjust the meter needle pretel? Why do I keep thinking I
> should be making note of this fact.  Does my 3.5F need coupling? This
> sound so funny like I am on a farm or something.
> On Oct 25, 2005, at 6:54 PM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Photographer"
> > <photographer@xxxxxxxx>
> > To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 10:20 AM
> > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: exposure meter-stupid question?
> >
> >
> > It's interesting!!! What is the difference??
> > My Rollei model is 3.5C ( Prochnow classification ) or 3.5E type 1 (
> > Parker & Evans )..
> >
> > Kirill
> >
> >   The meter in the F is coupled to the shutter speed and aperture so
> > that when you adjust the meter needle you also adjust the exposure.
> > This may be faster but it requires additional mechanism for the
> > coupling. The first E series cameras had the same fixed finder hood as
> > preceding models. The F and some late E's have a removable hood which
> > allows the use of an eye level prism and easy changing of the ground
> > glass. The F also has a different arrangement for the parallax
> > compensating mask allowing it to work when the finder is masked for
> > 35mm film. There are other differences in the camera but they are
> > mostly internal and of little importance as far as performance is
> > concerned.
> >
> > ---
> > Richard Knoppow
> > Los Angeles, CA, USA
> > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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