[rollei_list] Re: Rolleicord 2 focus knob
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:14:44 -0700
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From: "Carlos Manuel Freaza" <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 3:45 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rolleicord 2 focus knob
I think there is something wrong with the shutter ring, the
front panel has the hole for the cable release however the
shutter ring does not show a link/piece to release the
shutter with the cable, the panel hole must coincide with a
hole or link/piece in the shutter, I don't see a physical
link in the shutter ring coinciding with the front panel
hole to release the shutter with a cable, I think something
is wrong there.
This is a sample about a Compur #1 shutter (the Rolleicord
II uses a #00 Compur shutter) where you can see the piece to
screw the cable release:
http://www.skgrimes.com/compur/synchro/syncrbg/index2.htm
Carlos
About the only way to determine what has happened is to
remove the cover panel from the camera. I suspect the
shutter was removed and replaced incorrectly, however, if
thats the case the f/stops and speeds will be off. I had
this happen to a Rolleicord IV I took to a local place. The
technician there didn't know squat. It was that experience
that caused me to learn how to do at least elementary camera
repair.
Its also possible that the original shutter has been
replaced, perhaps with one from an early Rolleicord before
they had synch shutters. One can not use just any Compur
shutter because it needs to have the right fittings to
couple to the levers on the lensboard cover. Here again
opening the front will immediatly show if this is true.
AFAIK, the only Rollei cameras with X only synch were
the first Automats made after WW-2 using an early version of
the Compur wtih synch. Later Synchro-Compur shutters have
the delay mechanism for Class-M flashbulbs as well as X
synch for strobe.
BTW, nearly any Compur or Compound shutter can be
modified to provide for X synch with minimal surgery.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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