----- Original Message ----- From: "Truong H.X Truong"
<truongthx@xxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 11:12 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] rollei panorama head
Dear,
I just bid win a panorama head, same 2nd photo. I think it is older
model
than first. The first have 10 steps, and when look at the photos, we
can see
the first turn around its axis - the tripod axis. With second, I
don't know
how many steps it have and what axis it turn around. The first and the
second, which is more exactly? Can I plugged rollei to head, shot and
join
the frames but no need to adjust?
XTruong
First, you should not send binaries to the list. Well that's spilt
milk. The newer type head is intended to work with a Rolleigrip which
provides the off-set so that the point of rotation is correct. The
older type is a stand-alone.
The correct point of rotation is around the entrance pupil of the
lens. While this is not quite the same for the Tessar/Xenar as it is
for the Planar/Xenotar the error is insignificant so that either
panoramic adaptor can be used with any Rollei camera, provided it has
sockets for the locating pins of either the older adaptor or the
Rolleigrip on it.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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R
