Thanks for the suggestion. Yes I would have certainly aligned the arrows correctly. I should emphasise too that out of the 3 rolls that I shot 2 were fine. Will obviously be trying a few more rolls (taking care to crank to the click) but I think my question may well have been better phrased by asking is the procedure for next frame advance 'idiot proof' - assuming what I have described is normal behaviour then it is not. And thats fair enough! On 12/12/05, Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Did you align the arrows in the film paper back with > the marks in the camera body?. If you did it, then I > agree with Richard K., your camera is the current > Rollei TLR model, however it has an identical film > transport mechanism regarding older models like the > Rolleiflex T. Harry Fleenor did a great job on my > 3.5F, the separation between frames is perfect.- > > All the best > Carlos > --- chatanooga@xxxxxxxxx escribió: > > > No question its only a few years old. Does everyone > > else agree with Richard > > on the 'synchronisation' question I posed? > > Mike > > > > On 12/11/05, Marc James Small > > <msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > At 03:01 PM 12/11/05 -0800, Richard Knoppow wrote: > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > This thread is not about the Automat. It is about > > the Rolleiflex 2.8FX -- > > > check out the Subj: line! The FX replaced the GX > > about a half-decade > > > back > > > and is in current production. This is a new > > camera, just as Jerry has > > > been > > > saying. > > > > > > Marc > > > > > > msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir! > > > > > > NEW FAX NUMBER: +540-343-8505 > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > 1GB gratis, Antivirus y Antispam > Correo Yahoo!, el mejor correo web del mundo > http://correo.yahoo.com.ar > > --- > 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 > >