Took The Plunge

[Colin645]

Where do you find batteries for the Nikkormat lightmeter, these days?
Colin

 

[perrycas]

> Sorry, didnt even realise these batteries were an issue. I had the battery changed (I think ) when i had the camera serviced about a year and a half ago and this was largely because the light meter was a bit sticky. Usually use a spotmeter so not even sure how accurate the meter is if it has had some sort of repacement. I guess I am assuming your are saying that the original was a mercury that is no longer available? P

 

[Colin645]

Yes. My recollection is that meters from that era used the good old PX625

 

[danielson53]

> Hi all,

Well, I feel my time with my Rollei SL66 is drawing to a close. Unfortunately, it doesn't really see enough work to warrant keeping and I can't afford to keep it for personal use. The vast majority of my work is now digital so I've decided to sell.....

Just wondering if anyone is interested in buying in part or whole or if you can recommend a good used Rollei shop in the UK. I'm based in London, UK. All of it is in great condition and has seen light use. The previous owner was a photography equipment collector hence the great condition of it all....

Rollei SL66 (original model) 30mm Distagon Fisheye 50mm 80mm 150mm 2 120/220 Film Backs 1 Polaroid Back (later model with 645 option and ISO settings) Grip Metered Viewfinder Prism Viewfinder and a few other odds and ends

Give me a shout if you want more details/photos etc....

Cheers

Dan

www.danielpaulwilton.com photography@danielpaulwilton.com

 

[cmdr]

Dear Generowe,

As far as recommending a flash, I think you'd be happy with the Metz 54MZ3 flash, in conjunction with an SCA 3562 module. This combination will permit you to take advantage of the upgraded electronics of the 6008 Intergral 2 version, which provides for flash data transfer between the lens and body. With the Metz 45 flash unit and the SCA 356 module, you will miss out on having data transfer between the flash unit, body, and lens.

As far as picking up another lens, you will first have to decide if you want to go with a wide angle or a tele lens. For wide angle, I would recommend the Schneider 50mm 2.8 Super Angulon. If your style of photography is reportage, I think the Schneider 180mm 2.8 Tele Xenar would be a good choice. The 2.8 speed is often sufficient for existing light shooting, and the background blur at this aperture is quite pleasing. The 150mm 4.0 Sonnar is another fine lens for reportage style shooting, but the 4.0 speed is sometimes a little slow unless you mainly use a tripod and fast film. The background blur with the Sonnar is not quite as pronounced as compared to the Tele Xenar, so it's more of a personal choice as to your preference.

Regards,
Dale

 

[cep]

Please be aware of the different Metz CT and CL models of the 45 and 60 line!

45CT1 - no TTL, high voltage synch

45CL1 - no TTL, low voltage synch

45CL3 - SCA300, low voltage sync

45CL4 - SCA300, low voltage sync, additional fixed reflector

45CT5 - SCA500, high voltage sync

60CT1 - no TTL, high voltage sync

60CT2 - SCA500, high voltage sync

60CT4 - SCA500, low voltage sync

Please be careful, using a "high voltag sync" Mecablitz on a Rollei. It does not do any harm immediately, but the arc causes contact burn, which will make a repeated service unavoidable under heavy use.

 

[cep]

I forgot to mention:

SCA500 devices are not availabe from Metz any more. The adapters werde called C50, C70 and so on. I'll grab an old manual for the code of the Rollei device.