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From: "Richard Sintchak" <rich815@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 2:20 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: My 2.8E needs a $210 fix job? Do
it, or get another?
Thanks for all the thoughts and input everyone. I'm leaning heavily towardsIf there is a single scratch, especially if its small and away from the center, it will have insignificant effect on the image. The real damage is done by "cleaning marks" which are multiplicities of small scratches causing diffusion of the light. At the very least this lowers the image contrast.
keeping this one and getting it taken care of right. On that note, I spoke on
the phone with Paul Ebel today and after sharing my tale above he said he was
confident that it's likely just a shutter jam and that a good CLA would put
things right. He also said he would lub and adjust my counter and "feeler" bar
(which would occasionally stick) and also lub my back locking mechanism which
is a bit tight. All for about $125 or so. His thought was that if I was
getting tack sharp images then I have a good Planar and that the front plate
and such are in good adjustment and straight. He said getting another "newer"
one might have better or newer transport and shutter but who knows on the lens
and that if I'm happy with the lens in this one then just get the rest fixed.
He said Rollei's are so well built and with such high quality materials that
fixed, adujsted and lubed properly will last forever---and thus he's confident
the camera is not "shot" but just needs a good cleaning and proper adjustment.
So, if anyone can give any reason why I should use Harry or the others over
Paul I'm inclined to send it off to him.
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