[rollei_list] Re: Bellows on 2.8D?

  • From: Todd Belcher <todd_belcher@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 23:11:23 -0700

Jerry,

The 2.8 A and B have felt lining the inside of a metal ring that forms a light trap as the taking lens moves in and out. The taking lens moves back and forth in the felt surround. The 2.8 C, D, E and E2 have a rubberized cloth bellows in place of the felt light trap. The rubberized cloth bellows can be hard to see because there is sometimes a lens shroud on the back element of the taking lens that obscures the bellows. The E3 and F have the felt surround.

In the 3.5 cameras, the felt surround is used up until the MX-EVS. The E, E2 and early F (ring shutter) have the rubberized cloth bellows and the later F and E3 cameras have the felt surround again.

todd


On 17-Aug-05, at 6:46 PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote:

Richard,

I did that on my 2.8E2 and saw NO bellows. I won't
bother checking my 2.8F.

Todd could straighten this out.

Jerry

Richard Knoppow wrote:

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "rollei list" <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 6:30 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] Bellows on 2.8D?

RUGers,

On the Medium Format Forum, some chap stated that his 2.8D
had BELLOWS
in
it.  Internally of course.  Is this true?  My 2.8E2 does
not.

Eric, I believe that you have a 2.8D.

Can someone confirm this?

Jerry

--- 
  My 2.8E definitely has a short bellows. Rack focus out to
maximum and shine a flashlight at the back of the taking
lens, you should see a cloth surround there. Presumably,
this forms a more reliable light trap than the plain
telescoping tubes on earlier Rolleis. Perhaps it was used on
only a few models.

---
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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