I've just participated in a photo meeting which lasted for 5-6 days in
my hometown Larvik, here in Norway.
It was a so called APUG meeting, and there were a darkroom workshop
with Mike Crawford from UK over
three full days from morning to evening.
He produced the finest prints I've ever seen! He's a true
perfectionist, but not in the bad way.
(He told us that he once took a picture, developed the film, made a
copy, developed, dried and mounted it in just 37 minutes).
To the point.
Another one of the participants of this photo meeting had a Rolleiflex
TLR.
I asked which model it was, and he said; 3,5F.
Which I really didn't believe at first, as it didn't have a meter.
So I inspected it more thorough, and surely the serial number says:
3,5F 2816946.
So I checked my books, and both Arthur Evans and Claus Prochnow's
books indicates it's a 3,5F, late model (not much of
a surprice as it says 3,5F before the serial number).
Prochnows Rollei Report 2 indicates that it should have a Xenotar
lens, while it has a Planar.
My conclusion so far is that it's a 3,5F which has had the meter
removed, or even more likely: another Rollei TLR model that's been
repaired with a 3,5F as a donor camera for parts.
I've made some pictures of the camera available for you at:
http://www.rollei.no/TLR/
Thanks!
Per Einar
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