TheFlyingCamera
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Rolleinar 2, f2.8 @ 1/60th. The lighting conditions were quite dim, and there was a breeze going so I didn't dare stop down any further for fear of movement blur in the subject.
Photo_Smith
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A very bad idea to use Rolleinar/close up lenses for portraits.
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Yes terrible:

Fiona by Photo Utopia, on Flickr
I use Rolleinars all the time on my Portraits, wouldn't be without one. I've seen Sanders McNew use them to great effect too, check out his work.
I even stack them....
Michael I.
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anyone used alternative bay I closeup filters?
I know yashica made some, and rolleinars are a bit too rich for my blood
I know yashica made some, and rolleinars are a bit too rich for my blood
Photo_Smith
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I think it depends what bay you have. I have seen spiratone ones come up occasionally, but then actual rolleinars aren't expensive I paid about £10 for a bay I and about £25 for a II.
There are a few here for about £25
http://www.ffordes.com/category/Medium_Format/Rolleiflex/Rollei_Twin_Lens/TLR_Accessories
There are a few here for about £25
http://www.ffordes.com/category/Medium_Format/Rolleiflex/Rollei_Twin_Lens/TLR_Accessories
TheFlyingCamera
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Bay III Rolleinars are a bit spendy, I'll agree. But well worth it for what they do.
Here's a profile shot taken with a Rolleinar 2 -
No distortion here
Here's a profile shot taken with a Rolleinar 2 -
No distortion here

Photo_Smith
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charjohncarter
Veteran
anyone used alternative bay I closeup filters?
I know yashica made some, and rolleinars are a bit too rich for my blood
Yes, I purchased a cheap close up for Bayonet I that I use on my Diacord G:

This is a 2 but Camera Depot has 1 and 3. He also has a line of filters that will fit Yashica.
note: you put the biggest lens on the top viewing lens.
Sanders McNew
Rolleiflex User
I've seen Sanders McNew use them to great effect too, check out his work.
I even stack them....
Tele Rolleiflex + 0.35x Rolleinar + Rolleinar 1 =

Student, The Bronx. by sandersnyc, on Flickr
rzxrey
Newbie
I have a Rolleinar 2 Bay II 2pc set. Do I need a Rolleiparkeil for it? Still confused.
I have never used anything made by Rollei that qualifies as junk with the possible exception of the Rolleiflash which was a small flash bulb unit that bayoneted onto the front of the camera and was way too close to the lens to get decent photos.
Richard G
Veteran
I have a Rolleinar 2 Bay II 2pc set. Do I need a Rolleiparkeil for it? Still confused.
I haven't seen a two piece set. If you have two identical Rolleinar 2s and there is no prism effect with either, then you have two pieces from a 3 piece kit. The viewing piece of a two piece kit cannot look identical to the taking Rolleinar, even though I haven't seen these. One of the pieces must have a red dot.
If you have a single piece viewing Rolleinar, one clue would be that it should go on the Bayonet so the red dot is at the top. The clue for what I was doing wrong with my three piece set (I had forgotten that simple fact) was that the red dot arrived at 1.30 on the dial when bayoneted home. I then realized that I had two identical Rolleinar 2 convex lenses. When I put one of those on the viewing lens with Rolleiparkeil 2 over the top, sure enough the red dot bayoneted home at 12 o'clock excactly. My next experiment would have been to focus with the Rolleinar 2 on the viewing lens, and then take that off and focus with the Rolleiparkeil 2. If it was a three piece kit my focus range should be too long and certainly different to the focussing with the Rolleinar 2 on the viewing lens. Hope that isn't even more confusing.
miragem5
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Kodak ektacolor Gold 400 with use by date of 10/1997 by steveod2007, on Flickr
Got a Rollinar 1 ,[early 3 lens type] two months ago to go with my later model Rollinar 2 and remembered that I had never tried it out as I was checking the close up capabilities of my Mamiya C33 and 80mm lens so i switched cameras and was very pleased with th result.

Vb Rolleicord endorsed by Shrek by steveod2007, on Flickr
skeffington
Newbie
Hullo all, long-time lurker here, just wondering if anyone could advise as to which Rolleinars/Proxars might be most appropriate for use with the Rolleicord IIb (1939, I think, it's the one with a bayonet on the taking lens but no bayonet mount on the finder)?
The manual from Butkus shows two 'slip on' type ones, my best guess thus far has been that it'd be the 28.5mm ones, but not sure!
Also - I've seen these as 1x28.5 and 2x28.5, does that signify the same as the differing Rolleinar numbers? (+1/+2?)
Cheers in advance! I'll keep searching round the board to see if I can find anything more!
The manual from Butkus shows two 'slip on' type ones, my best guess thus far has been that it'd be the 28.5mm ones, but not sure!
Also - I've seen these as 1x28.5 and 2x28.5, does that signify the same as the differing Rolleinar numbers? (+1/+2?)
Cheers in advance! I'll keep searching round the board to see if I can find anything more!
TheFlyingCamera
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I'm pretty sure that was a Rolleinar 2 that I used for that shot.
mingkookoo
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mingkookoo
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Thomas78
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Rolleinar 2 at Rolleiflex 4x4 with Xenar 60mm f/3.5:

Rolleiflex 4x4_08_Rollei Crossbird 100_012 von thomas.78 auf Flickr

Rolleiflex 4x4_08_Rollei Crossbird 100_012 von thomas.78 auf Flickr
miragem5
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argentopictor
Established
Cactus (Mammillaria)
Cactus (Mammillaria)
Rolleiflex 3.5 F Xenotar; Rolleinar 3. Fuji Provia. Cropped.
Cactus (Mammillaria)
Rolleiflex 3.5 F Xenotar; Rolleinar 3. Fuji Provia. Cropped.

Bruno Gracia
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Ey guys! I'm not sure but the correct Rolleinar for my 3.5F Xenotar is the Bay II one? With the rolleinar 2 i get two lenses? One for the viewving lens and one for the taking lens? How close with the Rolleinar 2 I can take the picture?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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