Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the reply Oddmund. I already read Marc's. This goes to show you one always can learn. For some reason, I thought the Rollei with glass plate was only the Tele. I do remember the reports when the Contax first came out with the plate stating that it did make a positive difference in flatness. At 12:15 PM 11/30/96 -0800, you wrote: >Brian, > >Marc answered while I was out. I think glass is a more steady material in a >film pressure plate than metal. A friend of mine has a Rolleiflex 2.8 Planar >with glass film pressure plate. It seems like this Rollei/Planar gives more >homogeneous negatives (center/border) than the corresponding Rolleiflex with >metal film pressure plate. Brian Levy, J.D. Agincourt Ont. dlevy@worldy.com