Sorry for the rather simple question but I am wondering how I can visually spot the difference between an F1 and F2.
Sorry for the rather simple question but I am wondering how I can visually spot the difference between an F1 and F2.
The fastest way is to look at the front standard where it clamps onto the rail. The F1 has a "hole" just above the rail. The F2 has no hole.
The F1 is on the right below.
Ric
The F2's front standard is solid, like the rear standard, and it has geared focusing, like the rear standard. If the front standard looks like an opposite-hand version of the rear, it's an F2.Originally Posted by gevalia
The F1 and F front standard uses a hinged clip under the monorail and does not have geared focus.
There are some other differences, too. The F2 allows a higher rise on the front standard to accommodate format changing kits. And it has a rear ground glass holder with a slot for the Sinar film-plan meter probe. The F1 does not have the metering back. The F2 has separate locks for swing and shift, while the F1 and F use the same lock for both. The F2's tilt lock turns opposite the F's (don't know about the F1 on that one). The F2 uses a steel plate for the detent ball for centering the front shift, while the F (don't know about the F1) lets the detent ball ride in a track in the aluminum standard, which causes wear.
Rick "who has both an F and F2 front standard for his Sinar" Denney
Note also in the pictures that Richard supplied that the f2 has two concentric knobs on the right hand side of the front - the larged one locks the rise/fall, the smaller is a fine focus drive. The f1 has only one knob, which locks the rise/fall.
Actually, the F1 is on the left in your attachments.
Rick "for posterity" Denney
Excellent, my F1 is actually an F2 - solid front standard, geared focus. And here I was thinking "these guys are crazy because the F1 is great.". And nice to know I got 1 sweet deal.
I hope ! ! !
Last edited by gevalia; 22-Jan-2010 at 16:23. Reason: add pics
Are your pictures reversed? The controls are on the wrong side.
Excellent, my F1 is actually an F2 - solid front standard, geared focus. And here I was thinking "these guys are crazy because the F1 is great.". And nice to know I got 1 sweet deal.
I hope ! ! !
The metering back on yours is enough to identify it as an F2, in addition to the geared focus on the front standard.
Rick "who has an F2 front standard and an F+ read standard" Denney
It's kind of nice to swap the metering back for the older non-metering back. Only the most perverse would still use the metering probe set-up.
What a lot of people do is buy two Sinar F(x) models and assemble an outfit out of them both, and sell the extra parts they won't likely need as spares here or on eBay.
Rick is right about me getting my lefts and rights mixed up on the pictures I loaded. This kind of mixup is even more embarrassing when I am out in the field doing some survey work!!
Ric
Richard, get some sticky labels marked left and right for your shoes, works for me.
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