Rollei Focussing screen for Pentacon Six

The Pentacon Six System
by TRA

Where can I get a Rollei focussing screen for my Pentacon Six / Exakta 66?

Q: About the Rollei screen, can I get any Rollei screen (for any Rollei 6 X 6 model)? Would it fit my camera and do I need to adjust for the focusing?

A: For the Rollei screen you need one that has been cut to size for the Exakta 66 or Pentacon Six, and unless you are used to doing these things yourself, you need it professionally installed, to ensure that it is at the right height and therefore gives you correct focussing.

The Rollei screen is specially produced for the Exakta 66 and Pentacon Six. I am only aware of three sources for this screen:
The manufacturers in Germany:
Pentacon GmbH
Enderstrasse 94
D-01277 Dresden
Germany
Tel: 00 49 351 25 89 213
or 00 49 351 25 89 286

Rolf-Dieter Baier in Germany

Hans Roskam in Holland

The screen is fitted with a different retaining wire from that used with the original Pentacon Six screen, because of the difference in screen thickness, so you need that as well as the screen itself. The Exakta 66 Mk I screen was mounted in a black plastic frame, to enable the user to change it, but this had the double disadvantages of reducing the visible area and darkening the image.

An alternative that is very nearly as good is the fresnel screen produced for the Pentacon Six in the 70s and 80s.

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