Hi, My Rolleicord Vb is about 960g. It's probably the heaviest of the 'cords. James On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 12:55:08 -0500 ERoustom <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't think I've ever handled a Rolleicord, are they that much > smaller or lighter than the 'flex? > > Elias > > On Dec 30, 2006, at 12:47 PM, Stephen Attaway wrote: > > > Patric: > > > > Sorry to hear you got a bad cord iv. Mine is tack-sharp. Maybe > > somebody in the dark past of the camera tried to fix a scratched > > lens by swapping elements with a parts camera? That would kill the > > performance, since the elements were hand matched at the factory. > > The iv uses the same lens as all later rolleicords, the xenar. > > > > The only drawback to the old xenar is the lack of built-in uv > > filtering, which results in a very pronounced blue cast and 'uv > > flare' at higher altitudes. > > > > Now I keep a uv filter permanently on my rolleicord, and its > > performance is so good I sometimes wonder why I am keeping my big > > rolleiflexes around. > > > > Stephen > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Patric Dahlén" > > <jenspatricdahlen@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 3:33 PM > > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Which Rolleicord > > > > > >> I had a Rolleicord IV and a V. The IV had the best looks, but the > >> lens was a "dog". The V was extremely sharp, but not in the best > >> condition, so I sold them both. The only Rolleicords I have now > >> are from before the war. > >> > >> I have several accessory selftimers that I use. > >> > >> /Patric > >> > >> > >>> From: "Stephen Attaway" <attaway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>> > >>> I like my rolleicord iv because it does not have that annoying > >>> light value shutter like the v and later cords. Instead of > >>> moving against the resistance of a myriad of little click stops, > >>> the shutter and aperture levers work freely with beautiful > >>> smoothness. The window for f-stops is slightly bigger as well. > >>> > >>> The iv does have the double-exposure prevention interlock. It > >>> also has the old 1/50 and 1/100 second times, although you can > >>> set intermediate times - and why not, since there are no click > >>> stops on the shutter. > >>> > >>> I never use a self timer, so I don't miss it. With the old > >>> shutter on the iv you can't go to 1/500 after cocking, but I > >>> never use 1/500 either. The ground glass screen is a bit dark > >>> unless you use a fresnel or have a spare beattie screen.. > >>> > >>> I got my iv from Jimmy Koh. No problems so far. > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Recept till glöggen i helgen http://arla.msn.se/Partner/Msn/ > >> index____18291.aspx > >> > >> --- > >> Rollei List > >> > >> - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > >> - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > >> in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > >> > >> - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > >> 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into > >> www.freelists.org > >> > >> - Online, searchable archives are available at > >> //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > >> > > > > --- > > Rollei List > > > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into > > www.freelists.org > > > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list