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 > > --- > > Rollei List > > > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in > > the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' > > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > > www.royephotography.com > Portrait and Editorial Photographer > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list