I found the prism too heavy , but replaced it with the Nikon-made porroprism finder that is very light.
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Actually, until a few years ago, I used one quite often, interchanging with the WL finder depending on subject matter or whim. I never really liked the weight and poor balance, though, and eventually sold it off. Later, I thought better of it and acquired a replacement. That happens every time I ignore one of my home-made Rollei rules: never sell off the accessories. Lately, I like it for tripod use, seldom anytime else, but that could change.Allen Zak On Aug 1, 2007, at 2:38 PM, Robert Meier wrote:It's interesting that noone has mentioned the prism as a most useful accessory.----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Zak" <azak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 1:29 PMSubject: [rollei_list] Re: Best/Worst Rollei accessory was Re: Google Rollei archive searchSince the category has been stretched, my most useful accessories are: lens hood, light meter, Rolleinar 1, neck strap (when hand held), Rolleifix (for tripod), medium yellow filter for B&W, small electronic flash, tripod, all but the latter stuffed into an elderly grey LowePro Mini-Magnum bag, along with Rolleiflex and film. There are a few other things I sometimes use, but this has been my basic outfit for decades. I'll give it up when I'm done with photography.Allen Zak On Aug 1, 2007, at 1:10 PM, dpurdy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:No doubt some like the strap since they sell for so much money. However Idon't like the way a Rollei hangs on my neck and I have a very niceLowepro case that holds the camera and also essential accessories. If I was to switch to wearing the rollei as a neckless, which I won't, I wouldhave a wide pad made to fit the strap.I got your postcard in the mail to you yesterday by the way. Thanks forthe exchange. Dennis PurdyThe strap useless??? Only if you keep the Rollei on a tripod its wholelife, and then the most useful accessory becomes the Rolleifix.In my shooting, the three most essential accessories are the lenshood, thestrap, and the Maxwell grid screen. ----- Original Message ----- From: <dpurdy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 11:06 AM Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Best/Worst Rollei accessory was Re: Google Rollei archive search A lens shade is a must have accessory as well as a number 1 or 2 Rolleinar.the most useless accessories I find are the everyready case and the strap.DennisRollei made most useful: lens hood. Rollei worst: viewing lens-mounted flash. When they were current, I thought them a bad idea, and these days a useless bad idea. Generally most useful: for Rolleis with no or disfunctional light meter, a Gossen Luna Pro, or another almost as good hand held unit. Even with a working inboard meter, they are good to have. Generally worst: a spoon. On Aug 2, 2007, at 2:21 AM, Marvin Wallace wrote:If I may, I'd like to ask one question maybe two to the group. 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