[rollei_list] Re: Subject: Rollei graduated sky filter in Efke 25 film sheet
- From: Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:36:07 -0700 (PDT)
Interesting info Ed, it's evident you had a significant career at specialized
and well known photographic magazins. It is not so strange famous people have
others persons writing articles they sign for magazins and newspaper, and then
the name "Mr Rollei" dedicated to Fritz Henle is deserved to Mike Kinzer in
part...
Fritz Henle was a friend of Claus Prochnow, he wrote (I hope Fritz Henle wrote
it this time)the preface for the Rollei Report 1 from Saint Croix, Virgin
Islands, in November 1992. There is in the book a Prochnow's portrait taken by
Henle in 1967 at the Prochnow work place and there are photographs taken in
Paris during 1938 by Henle; he emigrated to the United States in 1936.Fritz
Henle died in Saint Croix in January 1993 a few weeks after to write the
preface for the Rollei Report 1. A Rolleiflex 2.8 GX was the last Rollei TLR he
was using.
After to publish the Rollei books and due his work at Rollei for 36 years too,
some journalists started to call Claus Prochnow a new "Mr Rollei", but he
clarified that there was an unique Mr Rollei and he was Fritz Henle.-
Carlos
--- El mié 22-abr-09, aghalide@xxxxxxx <aghalide@xxxxxxx> escribió:
> De: aghalide@xxxxxxx <aghalide@xxxxxxx>
> Asunto: [rollei_list] Re: Subject: Rollei graduated sky filter in Efke 25
> film sheet
> Para: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Fecha: miércoles, 22 de abril de 2009, 7:18 pm
> Carlos,
>
> A bit more information for you. When I worked for Modern
> Photography in 1957, we published a column by Fritz Henley.
> As it turned out, I discovered that Fritz Henley's
> column about the Rollei was actually ghost-written by Mike
> Kinzer, the editor of the Photography Annuals. Whenever I
> would see Mike Kinzer, in the office, I would call him
> Fritz. Henley lived in St. Croix, VI, and wrote most of his
> columns from that beautiful place. Norman Rothschild often
> mentioned the 35mm adaptor for the Rollei. He often
> mentioned using it for portraiture. Mike Kinzer's son is
> a famous author. At one time, Steven Kinzer was bureau chief
> of the New York Times in Istanbul. He's now living and
> working in Chicago.
>
> Ed.
> -------------- Original message from Carlos Manuel Freaza
> <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: --------------
>
>
> >
> > Ed, My main reading about filters was an original
> Focal Press book from the '50s beginning called
> "Exposure", written by W. F. Berg, an engineer
> that belonged to Kodak research labs, I have the Spanish
> translation. Berg dedicates a chapter to explain filters
> basic working; you can apply the explanations to new filters
> and
> > similar situations about the book descriptions easily.
> Claus Prochnow's books, Rollei Report I and Report II,
> have Rollei filters production data and main features
> including the Rollei graduated sky filter, I also have some
> old brochures about Rollei products and some old books about
> Rollei like the 1950 edition "Rolleiflex and
> Rolleicord" by Walter Daniel Emmanuel, another Focal
> press book translated into Spanish by Editorial Omega
> > Barcelona, Spain. I don't think I know very much
> about filters Ed, hardly the basic to use them as
> photographic tool, anyway thank you very much for the
> confidence about I could
> > discuss on filters with Norman Rothschild.-
> >
> > Carlos
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- El mié 22-abr-09, aghalide@xxxxxxx escribió:
> >
> > > De: aghalide@xxxxxxx
> > > Asunto: [rollei_list] Re: Subject: Rollei
> graduated sky filter in Efke 25 film
> > sheet
> > > Para: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Fecha: miércoles, 22 de abril de 2009, 2:52 pm
> > > Carlos,
> > >
> > > Your knowledge of filters for the Rollei is
> admirable. When
> > > I was at Popular Photography I edited Norman
> > > Rothschild's stories. He was also very
> knowledgeable
> > > about filters. Too bad he's no longer with
> us. It would
> > > be very interesting to have a story with a
> discussion about
> > > filters between you and Norman.
> > >
> > > Ed Meyers
> > > -------------- Original message from Carlos
> Manuel Freaza
> > > : --------------
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Jan: They could be similar filters but
> with clear
> > > variants: ND or Neutral Density filters are grey
> filters
> > > with different densities, the density is
> identical -uniform-
> > > for the filter as unit and according the
> photographer needs;
> > > the filter purpose is to block the light (every
> ray of the
> > > light spectrum) diminishing the light on the film
> plane
> > > doing necessary to increase exposure time, f.e.
> if you want
> > > to separate the subject regarding the background
> using
> > > differential DOF and the light is too bright to
> allow larger
> > > f stops, using this filter the light intensity on
> the film
> > > (or sensor) is lower allowing to open the
> diaphragm for
> > > larger stops; similar situation if you want to
> use a slower
> > > shutter speed. According the filter density, they
> are called
> > > grade 1, grade 2, grade 4, etc., exposure changes
> linked to
> > > the filter density. These filters are called
> "grau
> > > filter" in German ("grey filter")
> by Prochnow
> > > in the Report 2,
> > > > Rollei manufactured "Rollei-Filter
> > > > grau 2" and "Rollei-Filter grau
> 4" for
> > > the TLR; they are called "filtros de
> > > > densidad" in Spanish.
> > > > There also are ND filters with different
> density for
> > > the same unit, these are
> > > > called "graduated ND filters" and
> they are
> > > designed to vary the exposure for the
> > > > same subject different areas, however the
> filter is
> > > always neutral regarding the
> > > > color light since blocks the light color
> rays equally.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > The "graduated filters"
> -Verlauffilter in
> > > German- could be or couldn't be ND
> > > > filters. Some graduated filters (as unit)
> can have
> > > different colors for special
> > > > purposes and then they no longer are
> "Neutral
> > > Density" filters since they are
> > > > dedicated to block specific color rays and
> not others,
> > > but they still are
> > > > "graduated filters" because their
> surface is
> > > not uniform.
> > > > The Rollei filter shown in my photograph is
> a no ND
> > > graduated filter, it is a
> > > > graduated "sky filter" for Black
> and White
> > > shots. The filter purpose is to
> > > > obtain photographs where the sky is a
> significant part
> > > of the composition, the
> > > > difference regarding a regular yellow filter
> is that
> > > the sky filter has a yellow
> > > > part and a transparent part and then you can
> use the
> > > yellow part for the sky and
> > > > the transparent part for the rest of the
> subject, BTW
> > > the main use for this
> > > > filter is landscapes, the detail is that you
> can
> > > maintain the normal exposure
> > > > without to use filter factors and obtaining
> a dark sky
> > > and keeping the rest of
> > > > the composition the normal tonal values.
> > > > Graduated sky filters were popular in the
> 20th
> > > century's first half for LF and
> > > > MF specially, Rollei manufactured the
> > > "Verlauffilter" from March 1935 to 1953
>
> > > > with some variants. This filter requires to
> work
> > > keeping a certain distance from
> > > > the lens and then the filter holder is
> fitted to the
> > > lens hood. There were
> > > > graduated sky filters for lens hood BI, BII
> and BIII,
> > > the BII was manufactured
> > > > for the Rolleilfex 2.8A and then my
> graduated filter
> > > BII that I use for the 3.5F
> > > > was made for the 2.8A.
> > > > This filter is rare today due to it was
> manufactured
> > > up to 1953 only.
> > > >
> > > > 6x6 contact prints are fine for a little
> album IMO,
> > > like those sixth plate and
> > > > nineth plate -7x8cm and 6x5cm-
> daguerreotypes from the
> > > 19th century. Thank you
> > > > for the comment about the photograph.-
> > > >
> > > > Carlos
> > > >
> > > > --- El dom 19-abr-09, Jan Decher escribió:
> > > >
> > > > > Carlos,
> > > > >
> > > > > Nice gear shot. Isn't what you are
> talking
> > > about
> > > > > basically a graduate ND filter
> > > ("Verlauffilter" in
> > > > > German)? I guess nowadays they are
> usually
> > > neutral gray so
> > > > > they also work with color.
> > > > > None of my Rollei brochures or
> accessory booklet
> > > show the
> > > > > holder in your picture. Must have been
> a
> > > relatively rare
> > > > > item. Definitely useful for landscapes.
> Current
> > > > > photographers frequently recommend ND
> filters
> > > even with
> > > > > their Canon 5Ds etc. Although, I think
> nature
> > > photographer
> > > > > Tim Fitzharris in Popular Photography
> is rather
> > > overdoing it
> > > > > with his top-of-the-line ND and other
> filters.
> > > > > I wouldn't mind finding this filter
> holder
> > > for my
> > > > > Rollei Bay II. Does it take regular
> Cokin size A
> > > (3x3)
> > > > > filters?
> > > > >
> > > > > Howeverr to be converted to using sheet
> film I
> > > would have
> > > > > to use at least a 4x5 camera, where it
> gets
> > > interesting to
> > > > > just do contact prints. For
> enlargements I would
> > > have to
> > > > > retool my entire darkroom with a large
> Omega or
> > > similar.
> > > > > Had an Omega D3 autofocus briefly, but
> it was a
> > > monster. My
> > > > > B22 XL sensibly limits my photographic
> ventures
> > > to 6x6 and
> > > > > 4.5x6 rollfilm.
> > > > >
> > > > > Happy experimenting,
> > > > > Jan
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Apr 19, 2009, at 1:07 AM, FreeLists
> Mailing
> > > List Manager
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:45:54
> -0700 (PDT)
> > > > > > From: Carlos Manuel Freaza
> > > > >
> > > > > > Subject: [rollei_list] Rollei
> graduated sky
> > > filter in
> > > > > Efke 25 film sheet
> > > > > > The Rollei sky filter is an
> accesory that
> > > Rollei users
> > > > > don't use very much and it was
> commented a
> > > few times on
> > > > > the list. It's an interesting
> filter, it has
> > > a half part
> > > > > yellow and the other half part is
> transparent and
> > > then you
> > > > > can slide it in the film holder to
> place the
> > > yellow part for
> > > > > the sky, you can do it fitting the lens
> hood with
> > > the filter
> > > > > in the viewing lens previously.
> > > > > > I took a macro photograph with the
> 'cord
> > > IV Xenar
> > > > > and Rolleinar 1 close-up lens about the
> 3.5F
> > > provided with
> > > > > the Rollei sky filter, a filter rarely
> seen in
> > > Rollei TLR
> > > > > cameras and equipment photographs, and
> this is my
> > > first film
> > > > > sheet used with the Rollei Plate
> adapter, an Efke
> > > 25 film
> > > > > sheet developed in Tetenal 1+4 in the
> Combi-plan
> > > tank (very
> > > > > comfortable tank to work, the problem
> is that it
> > > leaks out
> > > > > liquid during the inversion movement).
> I lost one
> > > sheet, I
> > > > > forgot to loose the flm holder to put
> the sheet
> > > in the
> > > > > camera film plane, a beginner error.
> > > > > > I just uploaded the scanned sheet
> to Flickr,
> > > please
> > > > > see the large and original sizes, the
> file is
> > > bigger than
> > > > > the regular size I use for Flickr(this
> is an
> > > equipment
> > > > > image):
> > > > > >
> > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/3452366045/
>
> > > > > > Carlos
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yahoo! Cocina
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