[rollei_list] Re: Quiet, Please!

  • From: "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:16:59 -0700

Most of the older lenses, especially wide angles are not designed for
digital. Film is a perfectly flat plane, but digital is really not. So
the newer digital lenses had to be redesigned to bend the light more
perpendicular.


On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 1:35 AM, John Wild <jwild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm still here!
>
> Been experimenting with Rollei QBM lenses on a Canon EOS-400D using an
> adapter from Hong Kong on Ebay.
>
> Not that straight forward (mounting is fine); the results are not what I
> would expect...
>
> ... metering, colour, contrast - all rubbish. Need more time to play.
> Probably to do with in-camera processing using data transmitted from the
> Canon lens not being available on a Rollei lens?
>
> Anyone else had experiences with this combination? There have been recent
> posts about telecentricity and how a DSLR records different meter readings
> etc.
>
> Interesting comparason using Nikon F5 and D700 at:
>
> http://fwd.five.tv/gadget-show/videos/challenge/challenge-blow-up-part-3
>
> Although test parameters are not really disclosed and comments on this are
> at:
>
> http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=723753&;
> page=&fpart=&vc=1
>
> John
>
>
> On 21/09/2009 12:45, "Elias Roustom" <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Not much Rollei happening here either, but hello just the same.
>>
>> Elias
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