[rollei_list] Re: OT: Avus Aventures - Rollex 6x9 back
- From: J Patric Dahlén <jenspatricdahlen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:28:36 +0000
> From: Jan.Decher@xxxxxxx
> I just took the first Ektar 100 out of my Rollex 6x9 back for the
> Voigtlander Avus. I realized that given how the film has to be wound
> over the pressure plate with the numbers showing in the little red
> slide window on the outside, the film ends up being wound the
> opposite way from the Rollei, with cover paper on the inside, thus
> the endpaper is inverted.
No, that shouldn't be. The winding key should be turned clockwise, and the film
will be wound normally. I just checked my Rollex back to be sure.
> The groundglass is very dim and I have e-mailed Bill Maxwell for a
> brighter solution. He called back immediately, but I am afraid his
> custom-made bright screens will cost three times the value of the
> camera plus backs... I better wait until I know everything works and
> the uncoated 3.5/13,5 cm Tessar is a good performer. I do need a
> 42mm slide on lens hood and yellow or orange filter.
3,5 Tessar? I find the 4,5 Tessar on my Avus (it originally had a bad Skopar)
easy to focus, and even my 6,8 lenses.
Is the ground glass clean? A little dishwashing liquid and good water can make
a big difference. I made new focusing screens for my Avus and Bergheil cameras,
and used old glass plates that I grinded with 800 grit silicon carbide. The
results were screens with finer grain and a half stop brigther than the
original screens.
The last Avus I bought was an early one with a smaller shutter and a 6,3
Voigtar. I swapped the lens for a Steinheil Orthostigmat 6,8/13,5 cm in a
Compur (size "0" I think) and was impressed. A sharp and contrasty little lens.
/Patric
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