Every so often I do get tempted by a Rolleiflex but I got some accessories today and well, this is when my temptation usually goes away. My Rolleicord III setup.
Minolta Autocord LMX. Long story short-the camera now has new leather, new focus lever, and a CLA by Karl Bryan. And the meter works after Karl fixed that too.
Minolta Autocord LMX. Long story short-the camera now has new leather, new focus lever, and a CLA by Karl Bryan. And the meter works after Karl fixed that too.
I recently repaired a Mentor Mentorett from 1937. It is sitting here beside a Beautyflex. It’s quite an unusual TLR with a focal plane shutter and aperture blades both the taking and viewing lens.
I took a few photos of the internal mechanisms in a blog post I made: The Mentorett - repair of a focal plane shutter TLR camera
Today I bought Rolleiflex 2.8F (12/24) version. Only 790 EUR. The bad: self timer switch missing. No lens cap. Focusing screen has some scratches. The good - lenses are very clean. Shutter speeds sound accurate (even the slow ones). Original strap. I'll probably shoot a test roll and decide if it needs a CLA or I can wait for it. The last time it was serviced on 12-11-79 by "Rollei of America service department" (sticker inside) 🙂
Today I bought Rolleiflex 2.8F (12/24) version. Only 790 EUR. The bad: self timer switch missing. No lens cap. Focusing screen has some scratches. The good - lenses are very clean. Shutter speeds sound accurate (even the slow ones). Original strap. I'll probably shoot a test roll and decide if it needs a CLA or I can wait for it. The last time it was serviced on 12-11-79 by "Rollei of America service department" (sticker inside) 🙂
check to see if the lens panel is fully parallel to the body around it. if not, pix out of focus....which i experienced with a used Rollei. Put a roll of film through before you have it serviced, which you should do, so you know what to describe.
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