Dick, And those three mounting screws were made with two DIFFERENT thread pitches, Good luck! And I did not miss the point. I made it. Jerry Richard Knoppow wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 1:22 PM > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rolleikin? > > > Eric, > > > > It is ABSOLUTELY necessarily so! Ya gotta have the > > referenced > > knob in the kit or originally on the camera like the 2.8C. > > There is > > NFW that 35mm film can be used without it! > > > > BTW, my cousin Hy designed and marketed a conversion kit > > to > > use Bantam 828 film in the Rollei. Called it the > > Adapto-Back. Do > > any of you recall seeing that kit? > > > > Jerry > > > Jerry, you missed the point. Some Rollei models came from > the factory with the indexing counter knob as standard > equipment. The Rolleikin kits for these cameras did not > include the counter knob because the cameras did not have to > be modified. > For models that did not come with the indexing knob you > are absolutely right that the Rollikin is useless without > it. Kits with the indexing knob are substantially more > expensive than those without because they are much rarer. > Such a kit should also include the mounting screws because > they are longer than the originals. > > --- > Richard Knoppow > Los Angeles, CA, USA > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.19/231 - Release Date: 01/16/2006 --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list