[rollei_list] Identification of a Rollei TLR

I've just participated in a photo meeting which lasted for 5-6 days in my hometown Larvik, here in Norway. It was a so called APUG meeting, and there were a darkroom workshop with Mike Crawford from UK over 
three full days from morning to evening.
He produced the finest prints I've ever seen! He's a true perfectionist, but not in the bad way. (He told us that he once took a picture, developed the film, made a copy, developed, dried and mounted it in just 37 minutes). 

To the point.
Another one of the participants of this photo meeting had a Rolleiflex TLR. 
I asked which model it was, and he said; 3,5F.
Which I really didn't believe at first, as it didn't have a meter.
So I inspected it more thorough, and surely the serial number says: 3,5F 2816946.
So I checked my books, and both Arthur Evans and Claus Prochnow's books indicates it's a 3,5F, late model (not much of 
a surprice as it says 3,5F before the serial number).
Prochnows Rollei Report 2 indicates that it should have a Xenotar lens, while it has a Planar.
My conclusion so far is that it's a 3,5F which has had the meter removed, or even more likely: another Rollei TLR model that's been 
repaired with a 3,5F as a donor camera for parts.

I've made some pictures of the camera available for you at: 
http://www.rollei.no/TLR/

Thanks!

Per Einar
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