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Hi all,

My beloved Rollei T's got a problem, as the aperture/EV readout seems to have disconnected from the exposure setting lever. Do you know if there's any simple means to repair it?
Thanks a lot,

Stéphane
 
Never had a "T" model, but it should be just like other Rolleis - have to take front plate off (need to take leather covering off for that) and align some gears. This is assuming nothing is broken. Good luck!
 
The numbers are printed on 'tape' that often breaks. There may not be a simple fix. The best idea might be to contact an experienced professional repair person for an opinion.
 
Hmm might consider it... Thanks for the advice in any case, that's really precious as usual.
Fortunately we have our own Harry Fleenor in France, aka Gérard Métrot (he's been talking about retiring for ages now, and still hasn't). For EU citizens, it can be a shorter alternative to Harry, he's really good...

http://www.photosuffren.com/
 
rolleistef said:
Hmm might consider it... Thanks for the advice in any case, that's really precious as usual.
Fortunately we have our own Harry Fleenor in France, aka Gérard Métrot (he's been talking about retiring for ages now, and still hasn't). For EU citizens, it can be a shorter alternative to Harry, he's really good...

http://www.photosuffren.com/
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I had a CLA done by Jurgen Kuschnik in Frankfurt, and he did a fantastic job. My 2.8C is such a beautiful camera that I just couldn't bring myself to try anything DIY - get it done by a professional! If Gérard does retire or for those of us for whom Frankfurt is more convenient check:

http://www.jurgenkuschnik.com/
 
At least, that's a clear and precise advice! It's what my little daemon also adviced, stopping the screwdriver before it was too late!
 
Another thumbs up for Jürgen Kuschnik in Frankfurt

Another thumbs up for Jürgen Kuschnik in Frankfurt

robsomogyi said:
I had a CLA done by Jurgen Kuschnik in Frankfurt, and he did a fantastic job. My 2.8C is such a beautiful camera that I just couldn't bring myself to try anything DIY - get it done by a professional! If Gérard does retire or for those of us for whom Frankfurt is more convenient check:

http://www.jurgenkuschnik.com/
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I agree with Rob, Jürgen Kuschnik is a safe bet, highly recommendable. Communication with him is very quick and nice, and turnaround was one week, as promised. He will give you an estimate of the costs before he starts working on your camera, very transparent.
Greetings, Ljós
 
jürgen kuschnik is definately the man for rolleiflex repairs in europe. There's nothing he can't repair on rolleiflexes, on top of that he's a very nice guy. He brought back my automat IV from the grave and it now performs flawless.
 
charjohncarter said:
Did you have to have Harry replace the screen? I've been thinking of doing this.
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Harry is also installing a Maxwell screen in addition to a shutter and film advance overhauls.

I was lucky to find a clean 3.5F that was a "Whiteface," but in the first week it experienced intermitant jamming. Seems like my camera sat around unused for a long time.

I have 52 rolls of tri-x 320-220 in the frig. You might say I'm anxious.

Cal
 
Rollei repairs in the UK

Rollei repairs in the UK

Slightly off topic, but I just sent my Rollei for a CLA to Brian Mickelboro in the UK. He not only made my camera work beautifully again, but also told me that it hadn't needed a full service, only took half an hour, and that he would only charge me £20.

It's not often you get service like that any more! Highly recommended.
 
Unfortunately, you have discovered the Achilles heel of the Rolleiflex T design. The aperture and speed numbers are printed on a thin band of paper or plastic! Here's a link to how Rick Oleson managed to fix it, but it isn't for the faint of heart.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=gmail&attid=0.1&thid=1280da67a0a76979&mt=application%2Fpdf&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com%2Fmail%2F%3Fui%3D2%26ik%3Df41e918f50%26view%3Datt%26th%3D1280da67a0a76979%26attid%3D0.1%26disp%3Dattd%26zw&sig=AHIEtbTx9gkbAnPf-dzNaiIVDIBjFfHq-A&pli=1


If you have difficulty viewing this, click on the minus tab (-) on the top right once or a few times and it should reduce the images enough to load. Then you can click on the + tab to enlarge them again. Seems to be a bug in Google Docs.
 
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