[rollei_list] Re: Rolleikin?
- From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:02:24 -0800
Eric,
There was no advantage at all in the 828 conversion. It
was hardly a success.
BTW the T or R'cord superslide or 645 kit was never
available for the Automatic Rolleiflex,
Jerry
Eric Goldstein wrote:
> >> Eric,
> >>
> >> It is ABSOLUTELY necessarily so! Ya gotta have the referenced
> >> knob in the kit or originally on the camera like the 2.8C. There is
> >> NFW that 35mm film can be used without it!
> >>
> >> BTW, my cousin Hy designed and marketed a conversion kit to
> >> use Bantam 828 film in the Rollei. Called it the Adapto-Back. Do
> >> any of you recall seeing that kit?
> >>
> >> Jerry
> >>
> > Jerry, you missed the point. Some Rollei models came from the factory
> > with the indexing counter knob as standard equipment. The Rolleikin kits
> > for these cameras did not include the counter knob because the cameras
> > did not have to be modified.
> > For models that did not come with the indexing knob you are absolutely
> > right that the Rollikin is useless without it. Kits with the indexing
> > knob are substantially more expensive than those without because they
> > are much rarer. Such a kit should also include the mounting screws
> > because they are longer than the originals.
> >
> > ---
> > Richard Knoppow
> > Los Angeles, CA, USA
> > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Clearly and succinctly put. Thanks, Richard.
>
> Jerry, have not come across the Adapto-Back. Bantum was 8 exposures of
> 28x40mm I think... it's not obvious what the advantage would be shooting
> this versus, say, the T's superslide/645 kit...?
>
> Eric Goldstein
>
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