Hello Gregory,
Thank you for your comments and suggestions! I think I will get to know this
little camera quite well, really wanted it for the situations you describe,
small and light and easy take take with at all time. The zone system focusing
will I am sure take a bit of time to get used to, but expect with some use will
become easier. Certainly another challenge! I have a small Vivitar flash that
should be useful from time to time. I have managed to use some online
suggestions to replace the battery with a combination of LR44 and LR42 cells to
get the spacing correct. Obviously there is a slightly higher 6.2V but will
calibrate this against my hand held Sekonic to see how accurate it is. I don't
know much about the CRIS adapter, what cells does it use? Does it also reduce
the voltage?
Regards,
Louis
On Monday, March 1, 2021, 08:21:46 PM PST, Gregory Hermann
<gregoryhermann@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Louis,
It's a beautiful camera. Congratulations. I've been shooting with one for a few
years and I never leave home without it. (I also just got mine back, from
Oceanside Camera Repair.) Focusing took me a while, but eventually you'll
develop a feel for it, especially if you mostly shoot candid or street
photography. Use a smaller aperture to increase your depth-of-field
(obviously). I try not to shoot anything wider than f/8, which is great because
I find f/8-11 to be this camera's "sweet spot." This might not be useful, but
even though I grew up with the Imperial system, I think in metric terms when
zone focusing and round up or down to the nearest meter. I also carry a little
Sunpak flash to cover situations when the light is too low. (You have to shoot
upside-down but it only feels goofy the first few times you do it.) I have the
CRIS battery adapter for the light meter and I recommend it.
Good luck,
Greg
On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 10:34 PM Louis Smit <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Everybody,
I picked up the Rollei 35 SE today from the repair facility in Vancouver.
Everything checks out. They did a CLA and repaired the wind mechanism.
Apparently something was broken and needed to be replaced. I don't have details
of what was replaced.
The next step is to load some film and see how the camera performs. The zone
(or scaler) focusing may be a challenge. I have never owned a camera like that
so will have to see how that works out. Are there any tips about this?
Cheers,
Louis
