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Any Bay 1 hood will work fine. I have an extra one in good shape if you don't mind the word Minolta on it.

email me at RCD7112@aol.com for details.

Richard DeYoung

I recently purchased a Minoltal Autopole polarizing filter. Since it

works with any TLR using Bay 1 I plan to use it with my Autocord and

Rolleiflex.

Anyone have experience in using this filter?

Richard DeYoung

Yes

I used 120 Porta 800 for the first time in my Rolleiflex during the

holidays for inside photos. Without flash they came out clear with

great color except in very dim light. When I switched to flash the

photos came our very clear with good color in the area covered by the

flash however the back ground, white walls, etc. came out with a

light bluish tint. Processing was done at my local Kodak lab.

Any suggestions.

Richard DeYoung

First, load the film and make sure it is properly threaded on the take up spool. Roll the film forward with the film advance knob watching the red window on the back and stop when the letter 1 appears. After you take a photo roll the film forward to 2, 3 ,4 etc.

After the last photo (12) roll the film ocompletely onto the take up spool open the back and remove the exposed filn. Take the empty spool from the camera and it becoomes the take up spool. Load film and repeat process. Richard DeYoung

I believe the answer to your question is more basic. What do you want to acomplish with a MF camera? In my experience a 35mm SLR or view finder is great for fast spontaneous shots. For still shots like portraits and land scapes the MF is much better especially when you consider enlarging that great photo you just took. My walls are covered with poster size prints of land scapes, The largest 35 MM is 11X14 a once in a life time shot of an Alaskan glacier. I would love to enlarged it farther but it won't go.

I rewcently purchased a Minoltaflex to add to my collection of

Minolta TLR's. For the life of me I cannot figure out the shutter

arrangement. How to set or cock it or how to fire it. Any body know

anything about this. It does not work like my Autocords.

Richard DeYoung

I live in the Houston area and have sarted taking bird photos from a

blind I have built in a wooded area adjacent to my house. My problem

is I need to keep my Rolleiflex and Autocord in my garage so they

don't continouly get condensation on them from moving in and out of

my airconditioned house.

The temperature in my garage gets to 95 degress every afternoon. Is

this temperature to hot for the above cameras and film loaded in them?

Richard DeYoung

I have purchased dozens of TLR's from EBAY with excellant results. I wanted to collect all of the American made TLR's, which I did, and this would have been impossible with out EBAY. My only dissapointing experience was a recent purchase of a Bolsey C TLR. When I got it the shutter would not cock. After exhausting all the resources I could find we collectively believed the shutter was at fault. I contacted the seller and he immediately offered to refund my money. We agreed on reducing the cost by 50% since I wanted the camera as a collector. Results, a happy customer and a feeling of fair treatment.

Richard DeYoung

I collect TLR cameras made in the USA. I have one that I know

nothing about the film it takes. The camera is a Univex Twin Flex

and the film it uses is size 00. does anyone know anything about this

film size. All my collection is shootable and take 620 or 120 with

the exception of my Bolsey C which is 35MM. The Univex is working

and I would like to use it.

Richard DeYoung

Having read Rick Olesons article titled The American TLR I have

collected all of the TLR's listed in his article. These include the

Ansco's, Argus',Ciro's, Hollywood, Kodak Reflexes, Spartaflex and

Uniflex's. Now I have come upon a TLR with the name DeJUR with the

words "Made in USA" stamped on it.

Can anyone tell me if this TLR was made in the USA?

Also any other TLR's made in the US that I might not be aware of.

Richard DeYoung

Recently I walked around St Michaels, MD shooting fall colors. One day I used my Rolleiflex and the next day my Autocord. Three different times while using my Rollei I was approached by other photographers shooting 35Ms and asked about the Rollei, how I liked it, etc. Not one person stopped me to talk about the Autocord. Conclusion: The Rollei is perceived to be the best TLR by most people and offers a prestigious image. In my view the are equal in capability and quality of production. My used Autocord cost less than half of my used Rolleiflex. Richard DeYoung

Where can i find replacement leatheretpanels for my Rolleiflex? What

is the approximate cost?

 

Richard deYoung

I use Rolleicord, Rolleiflex and Autocord TLR's. All have features and advantages over each other. Focusing and viewing is better on the Autocord. I believe sharpness and handling on the Rolleiflex is better. I rank them for what it is worht as follows.

1. Rolleiflex

2. Autocord

3. Rolleicord

Richard DeYoung

Bay 1, and incidently something I just found out after acquiring a Minolta Autocord is that the lense cap and hoods are interchangeable on the Rollei and Autocord.

Richard deYoung

I just purchased a Minolta Autocord as part of my TLR collection.

Beautiful camera and ranks right up there with my Rollei's especially

in handling and brightness of viewing.

Now I need a case and lense cap. Anyone have such or know where to

buy one?

Richard DeYoung

I have been collecting American made TLR's and recently found an

Ansco Automatic Reflex camera. It appears to be very well made,

slightly larger and heavier than a Rolleiflex and uses 120 file.

Anyone know anything about this old camera?

Jeromy: I own ten different brands of TLR's. Each one has its good and somewhat bad points except one. That camera is a Rolleiflex with a 3.5 Tessar. All my TLR's were purchased used all work well but the quality and handling of the Rolleiflex cannot be matched in my opinion. Tack sharp photos every time. You can find good used ones for around $200.

I recently took some photographs of my grand daughter and instead of

focusing I measured the distance in feet to the subject and set the

distance using the focusing knob. All the photographs came back with

the subject out of focus and the background in focus. After setting

up a measured object and focusing in on I have come to the conclusion

that the focus measurement is in meters not feet. Is this true with

all Rollei's?