Re: [Rollei] 70mm back for Rollei TLR

[Philippe Tempel <ptempel2000 >]

Well if Todd is nowhere to be found then you can send
it to your old friend Philippe! :-)  I'm curious as to
how the back can trick the R'flex into thinking that
there's more than 12 exposures?  Or do you lose a
frame to two rolling over from frame 12 to 1?

- --- Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh  >
wrote:
> Phillipe (& geneJ)
> 
> Yes, there were a few 70 mm backs made.  Somewhere
> in the depths
> of my garage is a better one!  I am looking at the
> brochure for it as
> I type this.  It was made in Hollywood by Cine
> Mechanics Company
> and is more elegant than the one shown on eBay.  It
> is not for sale,
> as it is promised to Todd Belcher.
> 
> I believe that the one shown on eBay was French
> designed and made,
> as hinted by the curvy body.  (But I may be wrong,
> he lied)
> 
> The Cine Mech device required a dual cable release,
> or manual
> actuation of the film stop if I used the body
> release.
> 
> I mounted it on my Rollei 3.5E, but never used it
> 'cause I had no
> way to process the film.
> 
> As I recall, I bought it new in the early '60,s
> 
> Jerry Lehrer
> 
> Philippe Tempel wrote:
> 
> > I didn't know these existed either:
> >
> >
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1358313947
> >
> > BTW, is Kodak HIE still available in 70mm?  From
> what
> > I've seen so far it may have been discontinued
> (like
> > the 4x5 sheets).
> >
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