On 07/10/02 at 10:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)) wrote:
> Parallax Error is defined as > "The difference between the image seen through the viewfinder > and the image seen by the taking lens." > > If this error is corrected using parallax compensation is it still an error? > Or should I say is parallax in error? A Rollei TLR is prone to this error > as are the other you mention, but only the Rollei has a very accurate means > of compensating for the error, the others do not. > > BTW, I own a Rapid Omega as well. > > Peter K In my own use of Rolleiflexes, the difference between what the two lenses see is not important because I tend to take the kind of pictures where it doesn't matter and the slight difference in viewing/taking angle is irrelevant. But occasionally it is important, like when taking a picture looking through a chainlink fence, or through foliage, or anywhere that something close to the taking lens may obscure the picture itself although the viewfinder does not indicate this. This is also a problem with rangefinders. I've learnt to move the camera in such cases to move the taking lens into the position the viewing lens (or viewfinder) was in, and this is usually successful but off a tripod it isn't very precise with a tlr and it is more like advanced guesswork with a rangefinder . This is why I've got myself an EOS RT. With a mirror that doesn't move and no parallax error at all, it is almost a better TLR than a Rolleiflex is... ;-) Joe B. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
