[rollei_list] Re: Thinking about buying a Rollei

Richard:

Absolutely nothing wrong with a Yashicamat. Check the slow shutter speeds, run a film or two through her to make sure the advance is working properly, focus is good, no light leaks and you are good to go.

The Yashicamat has a very fine four element lens very like a Tessar in performance. It has a fresnel in the view screen already, so you don't have to buy one. I found the shutter and diaphram wheels on my old Yashicamat LM very smooth and preferred them to my Rolleicord V's lvs shutter.

The only drawback to the camera is that the film advance gears make rude cheap noises very like a Japanese tin robot being wound. But then, you can probably another Yashicamat or two for the cost of servicing a Rollei's film advance.

Stephen

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Richard & Stephen. Thanx for the help. I'm afraid it was all for naught. I was in the camera store today and there in the glass case was a mint Yashicamat with a 30 day guarentee. . If it turns out to need service, I'll take it back and the camera store will send it to be serviced.. My heart said ancient eBay Rollei and my head said 30 day guarenteeYashica. My head won.
Thanx any way for enlightening me on the lore of Rollei Automats - maybe someday.
David

 Oh well... If all you want is a toy...

  Actually, Yachicamats perform well and the lenses are good.


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