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From: <chatanooga@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 2:27 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] 2.8FX shutter cock and film advance
'synchronisation'
Hi
I am a new rollei user having recently purchased a
lightly-used 2.8FX....
Needless to say I fired off a couple of rolls pretty
quickly. 2 of them were
fine but to my horror on one of them there was a pair of
partially
overlapping frames (about 1cm) - presumably the film had not
been
sufficiently advanced.
Its quite possible of course we have a case of user error -
that I did not
bring the crank back fully to the stop position. But I would
have thought
that if I had done so I would not have been able to release
the shutter? On
checking it out later with a dud-film I found that it does
appear to be
possible to get a shutter release without a 'full crank'.
Any thoughts on whether I may have a problem or is it simply
a case of
'rubbish-in; rubbish-out'?
best rgds
Mike
This is a pretty common problem usually indicating the
lubrication inside the camera has dried out and become
gummy. Remember that all Rolleiflex's are getting on to be
50 years old or older. If the camera has never been serviced
in its life its very likely it needs cleaning and
relubrication.
There are a number of good Rollei technicians, my
recommendatin is Harry Fleenor, but there are otehr good
ones. Cost of service is not low because it is highly
skilled work, but once serviced, the camera won't need it
again for many years.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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