[rollei_list] Re: [Rollei] Re: shutter issues & further ramblings on digital

suspect maybe your immediate environment is putting dust in your
shutters?  When I was doing a lot of archaeology the R-cord was
frequently off to the camera doctor -- & cla jobs that last the longest
are followed by best possible storage/use environment.  Mine, dust/mud +
cold of aerial photo is not so good.

Peter Nebergall

On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:31:56 EST FSilberman@xxxxxxx writes:
> You wrote in part:
> 
> 
> > So, as far as time interval, its not possible to come up
> > with an exact number because there are so many variables. My
> > Rolleiflex 2.8E was serviced by Harry Fleenor about ten
> > years ago and the shutter is still right on the nose.
> > Several shutters I've done myself also have not seemed to
> > vary over a very long time.
> > 
> 
> Thanks for the detailed reply. I suspected possibly my shutter has a 
> short 
> calibration life, maybe I'll ask the tech to look at it more 
> carefully the next 
> time around. For what it's worth, I did send it out to Harry Fleenor 
> one time 
> for shutter servicing, as well as using my own local guy. The 
> service cycle 
> remained relatively constant. It slow speeds begin sticking 
> regardless after a 
> certain interval usually around 3 years.
> 
> I do use it commercially, maybe I should consider a digital shutter 
> tester. 
> When the slow speeds stick thought is pretty quickly apparent. I 
> tend to use 
> the Rollei more for B&W work & with color neg. material (which I 
> print & get 
> drum scanned for pre press work) so the latitude covers minor 
> shutter 
> inconsistencies. Unfortunately or fortunately I've been shifting 
> over to digital. I have 
> to say I much prefer the workflow of film & the look also, but it 
> seems at 
> least for commercial work a necessity for survival & not fall 
> behind. It's a wave 
> you need to ride. I called my pro lab the other day as I did not 
> like the 
> look of the prints from my 6x7 negs, I suspected they were digital 
> output & yes 
> he answered all film is now scanned & printed. The prints look 
> sharper, but 
> also much less smooth & not as nice overall. Disappointing. I think 
> I'll go back 
> to chromes now over color negs. 
> 
> Best,
> 
> Frédéric
> 

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