[rollei_list] Re: exposure meter-stupid question? and coupling

  • From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 18:28:49 -0700

Ruddy,

So, get coupled! :-)

Jerry

Ruddy Roye wrote:

> Wish I was on a sunny one right now instead of this rainy stuff,  But
> yeah, on farms in Jamaica we talk about hens and roosters coupling:-)
> But yeah what with the needles.  I thought they were already
> automatically coupled to the exposure dial
> On Oct 25, 2005, at 9:21 PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
>
> > Ruddy,
> >
> > Feeling funny on a farm, you said?  A funny farm?
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> > Ruddy Roye wrote:
> >
> >> And how do you adjust the meter needle pretel? Why do I keep thinking
> >> I
> >> should be making note of this fact.  Does my 3.5F need coupling? This
> >> sound so funny like I am on a farm or something.
> >> On Oct 25, 2005, at 6:54 PM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Photographer"
> >>> <photographer@xxxxxxxx>
> >>> To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 10:20 AM
> >>> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: exposure meter-stupid question?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> It's interesting!!! What is the difference??
> >>> My Rollei model is 3.5C ( Prochnow classification ) or 3.5E type 1 (
> >>> Parker & Evans )..
> >>>
> >>> Kirill
> >>>
> >>>   The meter in the F is coupled to the shutter speed and aperture so
> >>> that when you adjust the meter needle you also adjust the exposure.
> >>> This may be faster but it requires additional mechanism for the
> >>> coupling. The first E series cameras had the same fixed finder hood
> >>> as
> >>> preceding models. The F and some late E's have a removable hood which
> >>> allows the use of an eye level prism and easy changing of the ground
> >>> glass. The F also has a different arrangement for the parallax
> >>> compensating mask allowing it to work when the finder is masked for
> >>> 35mm film. There are other differences in the camera but they are
> >>> mostly internal and of little importance as far as performance is
> >>> concerned.
> >>>
> >>> ---
> >>> Richard Knoppow
> >>> Los Angeles, CA, USA
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