Elias, Carlos:
It's normal that the shutter release be held down for the duration
of the slower shutter speeds.
Lance
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In a message dated 1/20/2007 4:18:48 AM Eastern Standard Time,
cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Elias:
The Rollei 35 S- Xenar is identical regarding the
Rollei 35 Tessar except for the lens name and then it
could be compared with a Rollei 35 Tessar (like mine).
1)It does not happen with my Rollei 35, if the lens is
retracted it remains retracted for any camera
position,if the lens is advanced without to lock it in
the position to use the camera it remains advanced for
any camera position. It's normal you only can retract
the lens if the shutter is cocked,Heinz Waaske wished
the camera was ready to shoot after to advance and to
lock the lens.
2) I'm sending my camera for a shutter CLA, only 1/250
and 1/500 are working right. It sounds like your
camera shutter also needs a CLA.
3)The visible screws in the camera top cover are to
help the cover to stay in its place, I think there is
no probem if some of these screws lack. The hole under
the extreme of the film advance lever has like a
little bent metal bar in my camera, in fact it works
like stop for the lever to avoid it beats the top
cover wall, I don't think it could be an important
part.
All the best
Carlos
--- ERoustom <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx> escribió:
> Hello all,
>
> Curiosity got the better of me, and I managed to
> "win" a bidding
> contest for an S Xenar Rollei 35.
> It seems to be in working condition, but three
> points need
> addressing, perhaps some of you could help me with
> some information:
> 1. When camera is held lens down (towards the pull
> of gravity) the
> lens slides out, slowly, and when camera is turned
> up, the lens
> freely slides back, clunk. When locked into place,
> the lens is fine -
> it will only retract when cocked.
> 2. All the shutter speeds seem right, but the 1/4
> and 1/2 require
> that the shutter release button be held down until
> their time passes,
> or the shutter will close as soon as pressure on the
> button is released.
> Is all this normal?
> 3. There is a screw missing from the top chrome
> cover, center back,
> under the film advance lever, also on the back top
> cover, there is a
> little hole.
> Is this screw crucial (not to second guess German
> engineering) to
> operation, until I find a way to replace it?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Elias
