Richard, No, FXs are not old! They were/ are made after the GX model, and it should be considered as a current model along with the new Rolleiwide, Jerry Richard Knoppow wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 2:16 PM > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: 2.8FX shutter cock and film > advance 'synchronisation' > > > Richard, > > > > FYI, the 2.8FX is NOT an old camera and should not > > be suffering from oxidized lubricant. > > > > And so you are wrong by stating that ALL Rolleiflexes > > are getting on to be 50 years or older. TTBOMK, FX > > Rolleis were still being made a few years ago. > > > > Jerry > > > Jerry, it it is an old camera. Of course there are still > Rolleis being made but any of the automat variations will be > pretty old. Do you know for certain what lubricants Rollei > was using on these cameras. Note that even modern synthetics > do not have an infinite life, for one thing thay can > accumulate dirt. In any case, fixing the problem requires > opening up the camera. > > --- > 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 --- 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