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Ed, Thomas,

what are the options in new lenses in 150-180 focal lengths? I have seen the Schneider Tele-Xenar 150/4 PQS mentioned recently but cant find it listed anywhere. I think that only the Zeiss sonnar 150 and Tele-Xenar 180 are currently available. Is the 180 noticeably softer? Do we know anything (optically) of the new 180 AF?

Thanks for the info

Javier

Can anyone direct me to a webpage or some on-line catalog for this

company/item? I cant find it out of a google search but have seen it

mentioned here a few times before.

Javier

Dear Members,

which bag(s) are you using for a Rollei 6008i body, two 6x6 backs,

battery charger, Schneider lenses 40/3.5, 90/4 and 180/2.8, plus a

sekonic L-508 light meter, and possibly a 35mm camera (nikon FE2)

with a couple of small lenses?

I actually have a LowePro Magnum AW MF and I need addtional room for

the 180, the 35 mm equipment, and some more room for film and

accesories. A shoulder bag would be preferred.

Thanks in advance for your answers, Javier

I have decided to purchase the lens hood for the 180/2.8 or the 110/2. Does anyone have an idea of how to machine it not to get vignetting with the 90/4 Schneider lens? (i.e.: distances and shape of the "cut offs".

Thanks in Advance, Javier

Hmmm, well, I can see that there is no easy solution to this issue. Regarding advise on other filters, I want to thank you BUT, the problem is that I have already bought Heliopan, so thats not an option.

Regarding the 180/2.8 hood: it does vignette on the 90 at f/4. I dont like that! It might as well be minor, but it does unease me to purchase such accesory for its money and get such poor results.

Regarding the Lindahl system: (and I quote from the webpage):

30-1018 Rollei Dedicated Lens Shade System. Includes Modular Bell-O-Shade, Rollei Base Lens Clamp, and Rollei Bay VI Adapter Ring ... $320.

How can I know that it will work with the 90? Is anybody using it, or is it a matter of trial and error?

Regarding, finally, the Hat solution (Thanks Jim): I know that would be an option, but I would like to find a better solution. I am not sure I wont be ruining frames once in a while due to not shading enough or shading too much and getting the hat in the frame.

C'mon, please tell me there is a satisfactory solution, please please!!!:-))

I am using a Schneider 90 mm Makro Symar lens with a Rollei 6008i,

and I have bought a few filters, especially for B&W outdoors

shooting. In this circumstances, I find that a lens hood is

mandatory, although neither Rollei nor Schneider make a lens hood for

this lens.

Can any user please help me with finding a lens hood for this lens?

I find it pityful that one must use a 2500 $ lens and a 150 $ filter

to get a flared, low-contrast picture!!

Thanks in advance, Javier.

Richard,

I have just had the same problem and ended up buying them from Heliopan, through FotoMayr in germany (WWW.fotomayr.de). They were not cheap, though. However, although they were labeled "Slim version", they still have a front thread, so I wonder if they were mis-labeled or they dont have anything slimmer than that (0.5 cm width). I am waiting for an answer from Heliopan, so i will let you know. They were about 125 US$, plus shipping.

Regards, Javier.

That seems to be the consensus: each lens has a different taste to it and you can only make up your mind by choosing all of them!!!. I see that 40 is more or less a standard for Rollei 6008 users, although I have not found any direct comparison with the SWC. However, the only wise choice seems to be to get SWC+50+60 Schneiders (as per Eds, Andy and Thomas advise)...if only I won the lottery!!.

Lets formulate the question differently: would you go stepwise wider and wider (first 60 and then 50 or 40 or SWC if needed: this is the expensive way) or would you go widest from the beguinning (40 or SWC) and then get a 50 or 60 if theres a need for something in between?

The amount of money we are talking about here is too big to make mistakes!!

And, Ed: what Schneider 60 are you talking about? I only find the Zeiss one in the Rollei catalog (new, I mean)

I have an important question that can only be answered from first

hand experience, so here it goes: I have a Rollei 6008 integral with

90 Apo Macro Schneider lens, and I need to go wider. However, I cant

rent this type of equipment where I live, so I need to decide wisely:

1.- is there a lot of difference between 40 and 50 Schneider lenses

(perspective wise) and

2.- Being the 40 Schneider super angulon only 10% cheaper than the

Hasselblad 903 SWC (still a whole lot of money), and taking into

account the inherent inferior quality of retrofocus wide angles, what

would be your advise?

or, in other words, how much do you 40mm owners use that focal

length? is it only suitable for landscape? Has anyone compared it

directly with the Hasselblad Biogon? and, last, does anyone own both

a 40 and a 50 in 6x6 formats, if so, which one and why?

Sorry for the long post, but I cannot afford to make a mistake for

such amount of money!!

I see that the Rollei users normally have the 40/90/180 trio, but I

cant see a reason for that, except for double/half focal lengths,

what doesnt mean a lot to me.

P.S.: I only have 35 mm experience, where both 24 and 35 are my most

used focal lengths, but I know that the square format is a totally

different game.

Thanks in advance, Javier.

Ben,

I contacted Schneider by e-mail from their webpage and they sent me photocopies of the MTF charts of all their currently available lenses for the Rollei 6000 system. They are in german but, hey, numbers are numbers!!.

Also, when you purchase any lens in the system, the box contains a little leaflet with the very same graphs and data, in German, French, English and, I believe, Spanish.

If you cant get them from Schneider, tell me and I will se what I can do from Spain, but it should be easy.

Please, remember that I am talking about the German website, not the USA one.