Prochnow also says that a camera in this range should have a 12/24 gearing and this camera does have the 'hump' ;-). I would guess that the camera's meter failed and the owner removed the selenium cell and just put a blank plate where the meter movement should be. However, when used with a Rolleimarin model 3 (for 3.5C)& model 4 (for 3.5F), the meter movement has to be removed and so there was a blanking plate to cover the workings thus exposed and a little tub was also supplied to place the movement in for safe keeping. The cover plate in your photos looks very much like a Rolleimarin plate and is definitely not an 'E3' plate which has an film speed memo dial. So is there another scenario? The camera was used with a Rolleimarin and the meter movement was never replaced after use and later someone removed the selenium cell to repair another camera and put in the blanking plate........(?) John -----Original Message----- From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Per Einar Forberg Sent: 28 July 2008 00:30 To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [rollei_list] Identification of a Rollei TLR 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 --- 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