[rollei_list] Re: bad news re: old rollei
- From: "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 10:27:27 -0700
It is worth a try. You have nothing to lose. You can also put a roll of film
in the camera and instead of exposiing it with the shutter. Go from frame to
frame and rotate the camera in the sun letting the sun shine on each side
for about 10 secs. As you change the camera change the frame and write it
down. So in the end you will have a record of what the position of the
camera was in and at what frame. At the end you can tape the bottom and
sides and try it again for all 12 exposures. Then when you see hte results
you will where the light leak was coming from and if the tape corrected it.
Peter K
On 10/11/05, Shannon Stoney <sstoney@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I just got a call from Krikar (sp?) at Krimar Photo Shop, where he
> fixes old Rolleis. He says that my 1937 Rollei is not worth fixing,
> because there is a crack where the latch is, and the shutter is off
> and not fixable in his view. He says it would cost $300-400 to fix
> it, and I might as well buy another, better one that he has for that
> price.
>
> But I have already put several hundred dollars into this camera, and
> I don't want to give up on it entirely. I wonder if I could just tape
> the bottom where the latch is, in the same way that I tape up my
> Holga? The shutter might still be something of a problem, but at
> least I have more control with it than I do with the Holga.
>
> Sorry for the blasphemy of comparing a Rollei to a Holga, but in this
> case it seems like it's so broke that it's only slightly above the
> Holga in value. Still, I wonder if it might be useable? Maybe Mr.
> Krikar would not use it, but maybe it's good enough for me.
>
>
> --shannon
>
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Peter K
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