[rollei_list] Re: Rolleiflex 2.8D = Amazing

  • From: Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:43:12 -0300 (ART)

Yhat's right Thor, it only works with loaded film in
the camera.-

All the best
Carlos
--- Thor Legvold <tlegvold@xxxxxxx> escribió:

> One other thing,
> 
> according to the manual, the multiple exposure
> function (i.e. cock  
> shutter without advancing film) is done by sliding
> the ring on the  
> crank base and then cranking backwards one
> revolution.
> 
> I'm not able to crank backwards when I slide the
> ring, and it only  
> slides a few mm. How far should it go? Right now
> there's no film in  
> the camera, in case it only works with film
> loaded...
> 
> Thor
> 
> On 18 Mar, 2008, at 21:28, Thor Legvold wrote:
> 
> > Thanks David,
> >
> > I'll have a look. Maybe carry my meter for
> checking now and then  
> > and =20
> > see how far I can manage without. If you have
> something already =20
> > edited into a handy size, it would be great to
> have a look at it.
> >
> >
> > Anyway, I went back and have examined the shots
> again, this time  
> > more =20=
> >
> > carefully.
> >
> > They're sharp!
> >
> > Good contrast!
> >
> > Great detail!
> >
> > Good colour!
> >
> > Nice 3D quality on a few of them!
> >
> > All frames are very evenly spaced. Winding is even
> and smooth. I  
> > did =20
> > lose the second roll - after the first shot, I
> noticed that the =20
> > counter was on 12 (instead od 2). I thought this
> was weird, took =20
> > another pictiure and when I started cranking I
> ended up winding the  
> > =20
> > film through to the end. I have no idea why. The
> following film =20
> > worked perfectly. Maybe when I loaded the problem
> film, the counter  
> > =20
> > system wasn't reset somehow. I did thread the
> paper between the two  
> > =20
> > rollers, and it stopped at (what I thought was)
> the first frame. =20
> > There is a shot there, or half a shot. The rest of
> the roll was =20
> > blank :-(.
> >
> > Almost all were shot at f8, so I might not be
> seeing the entire =20
> > picture. There were 3 shots inside an old
> cathedral at f4 about =20
> > 1/15th, they look great too, even though they were
> hand held! I  
> > also =20
> > took one or two shots at f16 and f22, they look
> fine as well. =20
> > Checking the shutter on B with the aperture at
> 2.8, I can see that =20
> > the shutter opens completely, no sticking.
> >
> > I called J=FCrgen Kuschnik and had a nice talk
> with him about the =20
> > camera, we went through the all aspects and his
> advice was to go  
> > out =20
> > and shoot and enjoy it. He said it sounded like it
> was in excellent  
> > =20
> > condition and had been well taken care of and
> excercised regularly =20
> > (apparently one thing that really messes up a
> Rolleiflex is sitting  
> > =20
> > for years on a shelf). Shutter and Aperture dials
> are silky smooth =20
> > (although they don't mesh for EVS operation),
> focusing is even and =20
> > smooth, and the viewfinder is brighter than I had
> expected and was  
> > no =20=
> >
> > problem at all to focus. It turns out I have a
> plastic focusing =20
> > screen, I don't know if that's original on D's or
> not. The self  
> > timer =20=
> >
> > is a bit sticky, J=FCrgen said probably from years
> of disuse. It's  
> > not =20=
> >
> > something I anticipate using either, and it does
> work, if a bit =20
> > unevenly.
> >
> > After coming home from work and trying to focus
> indoors, I might =20
> > order a new screen after all. It is difficult to
> see clearly enough  
> > =20
> > to focus, even in the centre.
> >
> > Otherwise, thanks for the tip about the finder
> mirror - I just won  
> > it =20=
> >
> > on eBay, hope it actually works (with mirroring on
> correct  
> > surface...).
> >
> > So I think I'll use it for a bit more, and when I
> know I have a few  
> > =20
> > weeks where I won't be needing it I'll send it off
> to J=FCrgen for  
> > the =20=
> >
> > full treatment. One thing I forgot to ask him was
> if he treats  
> > Zeiss =20
> > bumps. Does anyone bother to fix these, or is it
> just a part of TLR  
> > =20
> > ownership?
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Thor
> >
> >
> >
> > On 18 Mar, 2008, at 20:44, David Dodge wrote:
> >
> >> There are a number of
> cut-fold-fold-and-paste-do-it-yourself  
> >> cardboard
> >> Sunny Sixteen slide-rules posted on the web. I
> have three on my hard
> >> drive that I could send. Or you could just try
> google.
> >>
> >> I made a business card sized one in a few minutes
> and keep it in my
> >> wallet. Works fine except I need glasses in the
> dark.
> >> David
> >>
> >> Thor Legvold wrote:
> >>> Got the test rolls back....
> >>>
> >>> I've *never* tried shooting without a meter
> (maybe once or twice in
> >>> B&W years ago), and had no system to go by, and
> had slide film
> >>> (Provia 100) in the camera. So I wasn't
> expecting anything  
> >>> special at
> >>> all. I was out last weekend with the Contax, it
> was sunny then (like
> >>> now) and I remember approx that I used EV11 in
> the shadows  
> >>> (portraits
> >>> of my son) and EV13-14 in the sun (at the
> beach). That was my
> >>> starting point. So I set it at f8 @ 1/250 and
> went from there.
> >>>
> >>> The thing that amazes me the most is that the
> exposure of every  
> >>> frame
> >>> except one (shots taken outdoors in full sun,
> inside an old church
> >>> and outdoors with scattered clouds) is spot on.
> I mean dead perfect.
> >>> No meter, just guessing. Simply amazing. I wish
> I could do this  
> >>> every
> >>> time, it would save me a lot of time and effort
> with 
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