[rollei_list] Re: tips/ experience on fine focussing the rolleiflex
- From: <chatanooga@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 18:28:37 +0000
Not sure how/ where the FX picks up the light from the focussing screen to
be perfectly honest. But if its just measuring the incident light it
shouldn't make a difference?
Returning to the 'Maxwell' any comments wrt to the split (or prism)
sensitivity issue itself? I had thought the Maxwells and Beattie screens
primarily addressed the brightness issue - but at least on this account the
fx/gx are fine.
On 1/9/06, Peter K. <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Before you go and buy another Rollei screen, consider a Maxwell HI-Lux.
> IMO they are the best. Bill Maxwell offers a split prism screen with grid. I
> have one in my T. Wonderful screen. The only question I have is about the
> metering. Where is the FX meter located? Would a different screen affect the
> metering as it does in SLRs?
>
> Peter K
>
>
> On 1/9/06, chatanooga@xxxxxxxxx <chatanooga@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > (Earlier posting didn't make it for some reason)
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: chatanooga@xxxxxxxxx <chatanooga@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Jan 7, 2006 6:40 PM
> > Subject: tips/ experience on fine focussing the rolleiflex
> > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Based on pre-rolleiflex experience I have always favored the split-image
> > for fine-focussing. However I have found that with my 2.8fx rolleiflex
> > the split 'sensitivity' seems to be a little coarse: if I focus on a thin
> > vertical line at 1m (c 2cm DOF @ 2.8, I believe) and then pull back say
> > 1 cm there really is no discernible change in the split. I might of course
> > be paranoid but I'd be interested to hear how the more experienced people
> > out there manage.
> > I'm assuming I have the standard focussing screen. Rollei offer about 5
> > others and perhaps one of those has a prism setup with greater sensitivity?
> > rgds
> > Mike
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Peter K
> ÓÕ
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