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At least the front cell is a single piece of glass, unlike the 2.8 Planar types, so re-coating isn’t nearly as difficult or, presumably, as expensive as removal is a straightforward affair. A wonderful lens but sadly coatings are often less than perfect. The most common lens fitted to the C is the Xenotar.
#Rolleiflex 2.8 e manual
According to page 24 of the original owners manual for the C: “Intermediate speeds may be set at any points between 1 sec. The good news is that the shutter can be set to select intermediate speeds Eg. The last point regarding the C shutter installation is that, it does indeed feature a wonderful ten bladed aperture which keeps the lens opening nearly perfectly round at all stops.
#Rolleiflex 2.8 e full
In any event, unless you need a group portrait in full sun, 1/500 should never be required with timer, but, FYI–it will lock the shutter up. Luckily, I got away with it but it’s not recommended.
#Rolleiflex 2.8 e free
I ended up disregarding my own advice, and shifted the shutter speed down to 1/250 (against the not-insubstantial tension from the booster spring) so I could free the shutter. During my first roll with it, I set the timer with 1/500 selected and the timer wouldn’t release, and the shutter wouldn’t trip. Because I do some landscape I will often use the timer to trip the shutter without bumping the camera, so maybe I use a timer more than some. Secondly, and also related to 1/500, you mustn’t set the self timer with 1/500 selected. So there is a work around, but, it is important not to try to adjust on or off 1/500 if it is cocked because it can damage the shutter. If, in the rare instance I need to change on or off of 1/500, I simply stop the lens down to f/22, fire the shutter with the taking lens covered, and use the double exposure release to cock the shutter again after I have re-set it. I have had to train myself not to wind my C on after shooting. In use it is not a major problem, because the C model was also the first to be fitted with double exposure capability. However it’s not possible to select, or de-select, the maximum speed after the camera has been wound and the shutter is cocked. There are several implications in practical use as a result of this. The Synchro Compur shutter fitted to the C is a Compur Rapid type with booster spring for 1/500. Maybe the D, with those aforementioned chrome metal locks, is the prettiest of all?įunctionally, other differences between the two include the EV system, which is fitted to the D & E model but not the C. I therefore feel that, aesthetically, they are the most beautiful Rolleiflexes. One of the things I like about the older models like the B, C & D is that because meters were not fitted, they have a simple “Rolleiflex” plate in front of the viewfinder assembly. The E models have a cover plate for the meter cell if a meter isn’t fitted to a particular camera. I think the out of focus effects of all the lens and shutter types, from what I have seen, are wonderful, but I do confess I like the way the shutter of the C renders any out of focus highlights as circles, instead of pentagons.ĭo you want a built in light meter? I prefer without, personally, and usually incident meter with a hand held meter. Well, both these lenses debuted on the 2.8C model Rolleiflex.
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What are the finest lenses Rollei ever fitted to their TLRs? I don’t want to start a flame war between Tessar/Xenar owners and others, because, honestly, I have never met a Rollei TLR I couldn’t love at first sight–but most would respond that the Xenotar and Planar lenses are the best of the best. It’s also a historically significant model for Rollei. I have wondered how hard it would be to reproduce these but I suspect the cost of tooling up for a high quality replacement of a limited run of items would put people off price wise.
#Rolleiflex 2.8 e Pc
It’s not uncommon for Cs to have one or both missing my own C does not have the PC connector lock. Every image I have ever seen of one has metal types. I have never seen a 2.8D with the plastic locks.