[rollei_list] Replacement Mirror for Original Rollei
- From: Thomas A.Frank <taf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Rollei <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 01:07:16 -0500
Hello All;
I'm working on getting my original Rollei (made in April 1930) into
useable condition. One of the things it needed was a new mirror, as
the silvering had all tarnished and fallen off, rendering the
viewfinder inoperative.
I happened across eBay seller "anuuj", who was selling replacement
mirrors for the later models. He was kind enough to send me the
dimensions, and they were close enough to make it worth the $21 to get
one and try it (the original mirror is a bit thinner at 1.07 mm vs his
1.66 mm, and the replacement is a bit larger in the other dimensions as
well by a couple of mm). I didn't realize it, but he's in India (I'm
in the US). The box arrived in 2 days! The mirror was exceptionally
well packed.
It did have a really nasty fingerprint on it, but that came off with a
little bit of lens cleaner. And it was close enough in size to fit
just fine. So now I can actually see through the viewfinder. It's not
a bright screen, but it's certainly useable.
All I need now is to find someone to CLA the shutter and I'll be back
in business.
Tom Frank
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