Shannon, this is an example about muy doubts, you can see an example about a "white face" front panel spare part with serial number, you could put it on a camera F not "white face": http://www.collectcamera.com/pagesrollei/parts/front35F.htm Thanks for the info.- All the best Carlos --- Shannon Hong <triode12@xxxxxxxxxxx> escribió: > > Sorry I really meant to say: > > And most of the 3.5F white face models I've seen > fall in the 28xxxxx > number block. > > >From: "Shannon Hong" <triode12@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [rollei_list] Re: About some F "white > face"... conversions? > >Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 22:59:21 +1000 > > > >Carlos, > > > >From my observation over the years, I have only > seen white face 2.8Fs with > >Planars (barring the Platin) that have come from > the 24xxxxx number block. > > > >I have never seen a 2.8F in the later 29xxxxx > number block with a Planar, > >all of those I've come across have had Xenotar > lenses. (but this is not to > >say that 2.8F Planar cameras within the 29xxxxx > number block do not exist). > > > >I've also seen five RolleiTeles that were White > face models. > > > >And most of the 3.5F white face models I've seen > fall in the 29xxxxx number > >block. > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>Reply-To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>Subject: [rollei_list] Re: About some F "white > face"... conversions? > >>Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 12:17:09 +0000 (GMT) > >> > >>Thanks Nick, it helps to the "official" > specifications > >>about the F "white face", like Lance's camera > despite > >>it's not "white face" and other five cameras > "white > >>face" with and without 12/24 film counter referred > to > >>me during this topic only. > >>Anyway I don't have conclusions about the two > cameras > >>out of the official "white face" specs I suspect > -only > >>suspect- could be no original, it's necessary more > >>data about them. > >>After 1970 most F,T and Vb front panel > manufactured > >>like spare part are "whiteface" including serial > >>numbers within the block corresponding to > manufactured > >>cameras (I have seen some samples about "white > face" > >>front panels spare parts with the serial number), > and > >>then my doubts. > >>It's interesting to note that the GX and FX > regular > >>production have engraved the serial numbers above > the > >>name plate "Rolleiflex" again.- > >> > >>All the best > >>Carlos > >> --- Nick Roberts <nickbroberts@xxxxxxxxxxx> > escribió: > >> > >> > My 2.8F Whiteface is 2955336. It has the > superior > >> > Xenotar, no half-moon hangers, and no 12/24 > switch. > >> > I have no idea which side of the argument that > >> > helps, as I've not read it all! > >> > > >> > Nick > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ---- > >> > From: Carlos Manuel Freaza > <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2006 4:50:43 AM > >> > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: About some F "white > >> > face"... conversions? > >> > > >> > Lance, to be more precise your 2.8F version > runs > >> > from > >> > 2.8F #2455000 to #2479999 and was manufactured > from > >> > November 1966 to 1973 and then your camera is > close > >> > to > >> > the 2.8F "whiteface" 1970/71 and the fact your > >> > camera > >> > does not have the half-moon in the strap > holders > >> > perhaps could be significant, at least it's > >> > interesting data to me. It's a pity there is no > data > >> > about the exact first 2.8F "white face" serial > >> > number, > >> > however it's a fact it was a Planar model > within the > >> > same block than your camera and it's also very > >> > interesting your camera has Planar lens too, it > >> > means > >> > your info agrees 100% with Rollei factory and > >> > Prochnow > >> > data.- > >> > > >> > All the best > >> > Carlos > >> > > >> > --- Carlos Manuel Freaza > <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > escribió: > >> > > >> > > Hi Lance: > >> > > Thanks for the info, my "search" is > >> > about > >> > > to > >> > > learn the differences between a true > "whiteface" > >> > and > >> > > a > >> > > false "whiteface"... :-) > >> > > On November 1966 was manufactured the first > 2.8F > >> > > without the means in the body to receive the > >> > > "Planglass", it's from the 2.8F # 2,455,000 > and > >> > then > >> > > I > >> > > think your camera was manufactured on 1967. > >> > > Really there is no a significant technical > >> > > difference > >> > > between your camera and a 2.8F "white face", > like > >> > > there is no a significant technical > difference > >> > > between > >> > > the GX last version and the FX.- > >> > > > >> > > All the best > >> > > Carlos > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > --- Choiliefan@xxxxxxx escribió: > >> > > > >> > > > Carlos: > >> > > > My 2.8F 12/24 ser# 24697XX has the newer > >> > NON-half > >> > > > moon strap lugs but is NOT > >> > > > a white face model. > >> > > > I've always suspected it was a late example > >> > since > >> > > > both the hood and prism > >> > > > have US distributor "Honeywell" printed > below > >> > > Rollei > >> > > > on the name plates. > >> > > > The 2.8 Planar is 4876049. > >> > > > Hope this information is useful in your > search. > >> > > My > >> > > > limited research has > >> > > > never revealed the year this camera was > produced > >> > > nor > >> > > > the years Honeywell was > >> > > > distributor. > >> > > > Today, fighting for truth, justice and the > last > >> > > > slice of pizza! > >> > > > Lance > >> > > > Selma, NC 27576 > >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> > > > In a message dated 7/31/2006 8:53:33 AM > Eastern > >> > > > Standard Time, > >> > > > cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > >> > > > Thanks John, your info is very interesting, > I > >> > have > >> > > > seen a lot of F white face along the years, > the > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Preguntá. 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