Rolleiflex and the Lee System

dodphotography

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does anyone use a Lee system with their Rollei? I understand the difficulty in using grads and polarizers but I want to find a way to use my existing system.

I wasn’t able to find much about Lee adapter rings for Bay III. I suppose I’d have to bump up to a Bay III to X step up ring.

Any suggestions?
 

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I started investigating possibilities for Bay III and it seemed like the Cokin system might work with a step up ring. The Lee 100 system is just far too big.

It’s a shame Rollei never made anything in Bay III to hold GND filters, the filters could have been conveniently small.

Ultimately I decidedly it wasn’t worth the trouble to me. I do have Hasselblad/Lee equipment but still find myself reaching for the Rolleiflex when the opportunity presents itself.
 

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I have used the small Cokin holder with polarizing and GND on my 2.8F using a bay III to 49mm Coking adapter. Went with Cokin because the stuff is easy to find everywhere and more budget friendly. The combo isn't exactly ideal but does work.

Rollei offered a frame holder with a sliding graduated yellow filter in bay I for many years. Perhaps it came in bay III as well?

I use a Lindahl holder/hood with a few vignettes on a Bronica but unfortunately don't have any filters for that one yet.
 

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choiliefan said:
... Rollei offered a frame holder with a sliding graduated yellow filter in bay I for many years. Perhaps it came in bay III as well?
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The Rollei frameholder doesn't fit to the different Bayonettes but it fits on the original Rollei lens hood (Bay I and Bay II).
Those filters are 5x5 cm - I only saw a yellow and a yellow grad so far. Maybe one can cut Lee, Cokin or HiTech filters down to this size.
The asking prices for those Rollei frame holders fits perfect to the Lee filter stuff ...

for example :
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Rare-Rollei-Rolleiflex-Verlauffiklter-Graduated-Yellow-Filter-for-Rolleifles/202135016455?_trkparms=aid=222007&algo=SIM.MBE&ao=1&asc=49132&meid=8543f1e850f64bf8ba39d8a4089b20f6&pid=100011&rk=1&rkt=3&sd=282714967401&_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850
or here (an older offer) :
https://www.ebay.de/itm/MINTY-ROLLE...TER-A28-5-BAY-II-2-amp-BAY-I-1-/282714967401?
 

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I bought the following original bay III adapter to use 46mm filters.

one can check the polariser effect directly thru viewing lens before moving the filter down to taking lens.
It was an expensive accessory, but I have many 46mm filters from Contax G system, so it is quite useful for me.
 

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macfred said:
Pretty cool and usefull stuff - who is/was the manufacturer (Rollei ?)?
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Yes, Franke & Heidecke. Not sure if they still make it (no such thing on their site), but those adapters could be found "new" on eBay.
 
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