[rollei_list] Re: Krikor and his amazing sticking self-timer
- From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:39:02 -0700
Jeffery,
Check your math. If you never used your ST, I have used mine infinitely
more times than you! :-)
Jerry
Jeffery Smith wrote:
> 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
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> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 10:09 PM
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> 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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