Given the Soviet QC (or lack of) you are far better off with another TLR. The Cooke Triplet is a hard lens to manufacture. The spacings of the elements have to be correct. I wondered if mine was a rogue with a badly assembled lens or such inattention was a common occurence. They Lubitel was not intended as a serious camera, more as a once inexpensive way of trying medium format.Aa 120 roll equivalent of a Smena 35mm compact perhaps. How many of you noticed similar problems with the lens? I was tempted to sample another, but I guess I can save a bunch of cash enquiring here. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com ? What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint --- 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