I can tell you without fear of contradiction that in 38 years of shooting
pictures, I have never once used a self timer. That means Jerry has used
his
38 times more than I have.
Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com
http://400tx.blogspot.com/
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From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry Lehrer
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 10:09 PM
To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Krikor and his amazing sticking self-timer
Guys,
I would say that all this discussion has not done Krikor's reputation any
good, has it?
In all my years on this list, I have never seen such a volume of reaction,
mostly negative.
BTW, I exercise my Rollei's self timer about once a year, whether they
need
it or not.
Jerry
Jeff Kelley wrote:
> I'd heard and read nothing but good reports about Krikor and that's
> why I used him.
>
> I was NOT a happy camper when the timer began to stick. That's why I
> called him. Krikor's first statement to me was something about how
> easy it is to break the self timer. When I explained that it worked
> if I kept flicking the button, he told me it had probably been sitting
> too long.
>
> This was perhaps 4 months after the CLA. He then told me I should be
> cycling the thing regularly. Every couple weeks....
>
> BTW, the self-timer on this camera is not a lever, it is a sliding,
> spring-loaded button above and right of the viewing lens when looking
> at the front of the camera.
>
> I'm not getting warm & fuzzy vibes from this. If Krikor is really
> working too fast and loose on a $325 CLA, then I'm not sending it back
> to him. He lost a paying customer and now some of the shrinking
> community of Rolleiflex customers are hearing the story.
>
> Harry Fleenor or another technician will get my money next time, I
> think.
>
> This is my first Rolleiflex and my first experience with Krikor.
>
> -Jeff-
>
> >
> >Forgive me if this sounds blunt but a $325 overhaul should not be
> >done so quickly that basic services (lubing/tightening the self
> >timer) should be overlooked... If it were me, I'd not be a happy
> >camper... JMO...
> >
> >Eric Goldstein
> >
> >---
> >
> >On 7/17/06, Craig Roberts <crgrbrts@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>Hi Jeff,
> >>
> >>I've had several Rolleis overhauled by Krikor. He's an excellent
> >>technician and he works fast. That's good -- but he occasionally
> >>works TOO fast. For instance, my 2.8E Xenotar came back from him
> >>with the very same problem yours exhibits. After fiddling a bit, I
> >>discovered that he had failed to fully tighten the external self
> >>timer lever screw and it worked its way loose after a few
> >>excursions. I re-aligned the lever, tightened the screw and cured
> >>the problem in about six, non-invasive seconds.
> >>
> >>Of course, this may not be the case with your camera, but it might
> >>something just as simple and easy to fix yourself.
> >>
> >>Good luck,
> >>
> >>Craig
> >>Washington, DC
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