Greetings:
I bought one of Rick Oleson's bright screens a couple of years back for my
sl66 and it's a great help. Oleson says his aren't as good as Maxwell's,
but at about a third the cost it seems a better buy.
Attached is with my sl66, 150 Sonnar, TriX at ISO 800 and souped in home
brewed diafine. These negatives scan exceptionally well with my Epson V750.
Don Ferguson - Edgefield, S.C.
On Mon, Aug 8, 2022 at 5:56 PM Jan Decher <wanderjan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Everyone,
Due to impending USA visit starting this Wednesday I contacted Bill
Maxwell and asked if he was still making his bright HI-LUX Brilliant Matte
Screen with Grid for the Rollei SL66, which is the same type screen I also
have in my 3,5E TLR.
We had a long and wide-ranging chat on the phone, even talked about Jason
Schneider (Popular Photograpy), Harry Fleenor (Rollei Repair) and Bob Shell
(ex rollei-list member). Bill seems to know about everyone connected to
Rollei and beyond.
He also told me he is going to shut down the formal screen making businss
in about a year to focus on other things. So, if anyone still wants to to
take the plunge and buy one of those bright screens, better contact him.
The screens are quite expensive, about 3 times what they were when I bought
my first one from him and BiIl is quite eloquent explaining why that is.
I figured it will last me a long time in my SL66 and make focussing,
especially with the 500 mm TT much more of a pleasure.
Jan
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