Hi Reed,
Mr Dieter Paepke in Düsseldorf, Germany still has your camera on his list:
http://www.paepke-fototechnik.de/eng/service.html
I do hope you are not going to need his service. He is GOOD but that is
reflected in the fee.
Best regards,
Ferdi
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From my MacBook Pro.
Ferdi Stutterheim,
Drachten, Netherlands.
Op 15 dec. 2015, om 16:07 heeft Reed <rgeorge911@xxxxxxxxxxx> het volgende
geschreven:
I'm a committed Rolleiflex user ( well over 10 years now), but so far that
has been restricted to TLRs, culminating in my most-wonder 2.8F Planar.
Yesterday, I for the first time laid eyes on a SL 2000 F.
Uncharacteristically moved by passion, I convinced my friend to sell it to me
on the spot (including a Planar 50/1.8 and Sonnar 135/2.8). At a fair but
not insignificant price, I should add.
Upon getting home with it, I made the mistake of reading the reliability
problems with this particular camera, and began to obsess a little about what
happens if/when it stops working.
In short, I put out a couple of feelers, and also request any input from you
on who may be able to fix this lovely old camera should it go down. At this
point, I feel like I should consider having a functional backup, instead of
relying on any kind of repair in the future. But, spares also don't come
cheap.
Now, to my attitude on it. Also uncharacteristically, I'm going to enjoy
this camera without too much worry for the future. It is a lovely, unique,
wonderful piece of photographic history. And, it has seemingly made it
through more than 30 years and is working perfectly as far as I can tell.
So, caution to the wind, I'm going to shoot it as much and as long as I can!
Input welcome.
Reed
