Re: Questions/Intro

[jeffs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Jeff Spirer)]

At 1:41 PM 9/2/96, Willem-Jan Markerink wrote:

>> 2) For my Rollei (TLR), the only red filter I have is the standard one for
>> b&w work despite looking everywhere for a Rollei IR filter.  (I did find
>> one but the price was ridiculous.)  Also, the Rollei IR filter is opaque
>> (one reference says the type for the opaque filter is Agfa No. 83) and I am
>> wondering if this works with Konica 750.  Also, what type the "normal" red
>> Rollei filter is would be useful information.
>
>Darn, another number not in my filter reference books. I do have a

Just for reference, this filter number came from Ian Parker's Hove Book on
using Rollei TLRs (not his collector's guide.)  I couldn't find it in any
books I had around the house.

>> 3) I have an old Rollei brochure that came with my camera that has an
>> interesting statement: "To compensate optically for the required focuing
>> difference, the infra-red filter is ground to act as a weak lens."  Bob
>> Salomon is unable to locate any confirmation that this is true - I even had
>> to fax him the page from the brochure.  Does anyone have any info on this?
>
>How long ago did he start research on this? We did have a thread on

This was last week.  The statement was in one of those "You have just
bought the most wonderful cameras in the world" brochure that was possibly
supposed to make up for the incredibly bad instruction manual.  The date on
it was 1963, and it was in English, so it is possible it was put together
without Germany's knowledge.

Thanks for all the answers.

Jeff
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