[rollei_list] Re: 2.8E Film advance Issue

Richard Knoppow wrote:


----- Original Message ----- From: "Zachary Kessin" <zkessin@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 11:55 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] 2.8E Film advance Issue
I have a rollei F2.8E (circa 1957) that I was given some months ago. It has worked pretty well up until the last few rolls. It seems that now when I load film the film advance mechanism never comes to a stop, so it is impossible to know when I have advanced the film unto the next stop. One solution is just to go "too far" and always turn the crank 360deg, It would probably mean that I only get 6-8 shots per roll, but thats better than nothing.
Is there a simple fix for this that will not cost me a fortune. the camera repair shop said it would be at least 1000NIS (about $250 ) in labor alone to fix, so I would like to be able to avoid this if I can. 

--Zach
Check with a couple of independent repair people about prices. My suspicion is that the wind mechanism is hanging up due to dryed out lubricant.
Thanks, that might be worth a try. Shipping the camera from Israel to the USA may cost a bit, but I have a co worker who is going to the US soon, so maybe he can take it with him and post it from Vegas. 

--Zach
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