j_rgen_loob

Phil

Two weeks ago , I replaced the battery of my 203FE , and it was an alkaline .

It worked for more than a year . Now I have an PX28L installed . (This is

recommended , as per user manual page 6)

What I always do , I mark the date if installation on the battery .

An alkaline battery might not live as long as a lithium battery but does not cause any

malfunction . Check for battery leakage regulary and you are on the safe side .

Jurgen

Simon

Is there any news at the FUJIFILM RF6x7 front ? ? ?

I would very much like to get that new "Folder camera" . In the meanttime , till we know if

this prototype will be built or not , I will use this beauty . It is a FRANKA SOLIDA II and has a

ZEISS IKON rangefinder attached . Also please note , the SCHNEIDER XENAR 2,8/80 already

has EV coupling .

Ethan

The maximum recommended format for the APO-SIRONAR DIGITAL 4,5/35mm is 46x56 mm . That would cover just a 4,5x6 format without any shift possibility . Therefore I did not use this lens for film yet , but I believe the resolution of this lens is no problem . It is designed for digital backs with a pixel size of 9-11 micron .

Ethan

I forgot to mention , that for any 35mm lens , you need a recessed lens board .

For ARCASWISS and the APO-SIRONAR DIGITAL 4,5/35 mm it is the 15mm recessed lens boerd .

The type of recessed board varies with the type of lens and brand .

Jurgen

Ethan

The metric version of the ARCA SWISS 6x9 is much more expensive .

The metric feature is nice to have and it is just for the ease of use .

The ORBIX is a feature , which you will only need for very special tilt operations . I use it very seldom .

When you flip the rear frame , there is no trouble mounting the ground glas . Mounting is the same as before .

The following is valid for the RODENSTOCK APO-SIRONAR DIGITAL 4,5/35mm

(not the HR version) when using a digital back with as sensor size of 37x37mm .

The total shift , either way , is 31 mm . Using this lens on the ARCASWISS 6x9 , you can shift a total of 30 mm , but I calculate 29 mm

for a interference free movement .

If your digiback has a sensor of 37x49 , you can only shift 29/25 at a maximum . This has got nothing to do with the camera , but only with the lens and the sensor size .

Jurgen

Ethan

I am using an ARCA SWISS 6x9 metric with orbix (manual) , a HASSELBLAD CFV digital back

and a RODENSTOCK APO SIRONAR DIGITAL 4,5/35mm + ARCASWISS ROTASLIDE slide

adapter .

Lets put the slide adapter away for the moment (special care has to be taken) .

Always regarding the ARCA 6x9 , you need the super wide angle bellow , which has just

one "fold" . Without that bellow , your shift (tilt is not that important for wide angle)

operation is getting almost impossible . The other point is , you will have to turn the back

frame by 180 degrees and put back on the rail . That means , your adjustment buttons

for the backframe will then be on the left side , viewed from the back of the camera . No

problem at all .

The design of the of the ARCA backframe does not allow the full shift with the 35mm

digital lens , because the rear of the lens barrel is wider and longer as for the APO-

GRANDAGON 4,5/45mm , which I also have . (No restrictions for that lens at all) .I can not

say anything about the APO-GRANDAGON 4,5/35,mm lens , but that lens is about 3mm

shorter than his digital "brother" .

The little loss of shift amount is no trouble for me , as the CFV back sensor is 37x37mm

only .

I can not speek for SCHNEIDER digital lenses , as I only use RODENSTOCK lenses .

I love my ARCA 6x9 and the equipment I have for it . Working with that camera is a delight

.

If you have further questions , come back and I will answer them all as good as my

equipment and experience goes .

J�rgen

Leo

Have a look to the APO-MACRO-SIRONAR lenses . These lenses are RODENSTOCK lenses .

If you search the internet , the RODENSTOCK brand can be found under the LINOS brand .

There is a 5,6/120mm for 4x5 and a 5,6/180mm for 5x7 format .

I have worked with the smaller one and achieved very good results .

J�rgen

Kevin

Yes , I agree , the ZEISS people are very friendly , but I got no answer, when these lenses will

be available and if they are sold directly through their online shop or through dealers only .

If you have better answers , so please go ahead and post them here .

Regards J�rgen

ALEX

If you are shooting B/W only , then you should think about developing your films yourself .

That is rather simple and the equipment you need is not expensive .

For color films find a good professional lab , because color development is rather

complicated to do it yourself .

Simon

If you have found out , where to get that 6x7 beauty , please put me on the order list as well

.

Regards J�rgen

Alex

First of all , the BIOGON for the ALPA is not available any more . This is a deadlock.

I have all gear of your first choice , and am dreaming of an ALPA . Much better than my

905SWC . But can't aford . In the moment .

But , you should be aware of the fact , that the ALPA is an absolutely high end thingi , but

not that versatile as any other MF gear . If you can afford an ALPA , go for it . It is the high

end , and the only high end MF gear available on the market .

Good luck .

Regards Jüregn

Michael

I have opened that discussion thread on www.hasselbladinfo.com .

I have mentioned two times , that I do NOT compare the ARTIXSCAN F1 with the IMACON848

scanner . I am just reporting my first impressions with the F1 .

Regards J�rgen

Daniel

I assume , the lenses you mention are C-TYPE lenses .

Many of them had a serial number on the back . But that is not the serial number of the lens ,

but of the shutter .

The lens serial is always in the frontring .

J�rgen

Jeremy

The answer to your questions is simply NO .

The 500EL/M is a motor driven camera . If you want a "handdriven" HASSELBLAD , you should

go for a 500C/M , 501CM , 503CX , 503CW or any of the 2000/200 series with focal plane

shutters .

Some of these cameras can attach an additional electric winder.

J�rgen

Chris

You could have a look to the ARCA-SWISS MISURA .

As ARCA-SWISS (unfortunately) has no own home page , surf the net for ARCA SWISS ,

ARCA-SWISS and MISURA . You will be surprised about the MISURA , which is a 4x5 field

camera and is now also available as 8x10 .

Good luck .

J�rgen

Andrey

The number you find on the backside of your lens is most likely the serial number of the

shutter . The early C-Lenses all had the shutter serial engraved .

I have a C PLANAR 2,8/80 which was produced in 1956 , (Nr.1594923) . The 500C was not

even on the market in 1956 . My C-PLANAR 2,8/80 has the number 2955871 engraved on

the back .

J�rgen

Dana

I do not experience the issue you describe with my RF645 .

The friction is all the same from the beginning to the end of the roll . It is a low resistance

friction , but as we have no measurement figures , I can not really explain "low resistance" .

Also my right thumb might be stronger than yours , as I am a strict righthander .

J�rgen .

Harry

Heliopan has "snap-on-covers" in the size of 77x0,75 .

If your slimlinefilter has a frontthread this snap-on-cover will fit .

J�rgen

Bob

>> Models can be conveted , if necessary , to also have it <<

That is exactly what will happen to the ARCASWISS 6x9 I have .

There is nothing what the ARCASWISS 6x9 F-line metric+ ORBIX can't , but the LINHOF

679 can .

Except ! ! ! using a APO-SIRONAR DIGITAL 35mm lens in combination with the ARCASWISS

ROTASLIDE . Current state . But . . .

models can be converted , if necessary , to also have it .

Jürgen

BoB

Shall I therefore sell all my ARCA gear and then discover , that by tomorrw , my new gear

is not capable of function x or function y , but my sold gear would be ? ? ?

By the time , I decided to go for an ARCA 6x9 the LINHOF 679 could not even do a simple

lateral shift .

And by that time , nobody ever thought of a slide adapter .

So , whatever decision you make , it might be "wrong" by tomorrow .

I love my ARCASWISS 6x9 ( and also 4x5 , where LINHOF is absolutely unable to compete)

and Philippe Vogt , the genius of ARCASWISS will find a solution .

So there is no need to sell my gear , but be patient and wait for a solution .

I know LINHOF , I have been there for a couple of workshops too , but regarding LF , they

just can not compete , not in technique and also not in price .

Regards J�rgen

Joshua , Larry

The ROTASLIDE issue on the ARCASWISS 6x9 F-LINE METRIC with the APO-SIRONAR

DIGITAL 35mm (and others) is not solved jet .

I had a phone call with Martin Vogt today and suggested that he should send me a

backframe from the ARCASWISS 6x9 MONOLIT (which would also fit my 6x9) , because

with that frame , you will not have the issue .

You would only loose the lateral shift , but you could compensate that by the front shift .

He told me , that they are in the final assembly phase of a modified backframe for the F-

line camera . That means , you can get your backframe modified . Ahhhh , very good .

He just returned from the NYC photo show and promised to call me next week .

I will then update again .

Regards J�rgen

Vlad Soare

The models on "this page" look very nice and in rather good shape .

Who was the producer if these cameras ?

J�rgen

Rufus or Erick or ? ? ?

I have seen much of your work in the net . Great , no doubt .

But the way you act in the forums make me sick . Sorry to say .

J�rgen

Marc

I am JܒGEN LOOB (jotloob)

No matter in which forum I post .

Erick

Have a look here :

http://www.hasselbladinfo.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?8/33882