Thank you very much for the clarification Lance, I had doubts about it because the shutter in my camera is not working right, it only is working for 1/250 and 1/500, slower speeds are slow too much and/or jammed, the camera is traveling for CLA on Monday. All the best Carlos --- Choiliefan@xxxxxxx escribió: > Elias, Carlos: > It's normal that the shutter release be held down > for the duration of the > slower shutter speeds. > Lance > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > In a message dated 1/20/2007 4:18:48 AM Eastern > Standard Time, > cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > Elias: > The Rollei 35 S- Xenar is identical regarding the > Rollei 35 Tessar except for the lens name and then > it > could be compared with a Rollei 35 Tessar (like > mine). > > > 1)It does not happen with my Rollei 35, if the lens > is > retracted it remains retracted for any camera > position,if the lens is advanced without to lock it > in > the position to use the camera it remains advanced > for > any camera position. It's normal you only can > retract > the lens if the shutter is cocked,Heinz Waaske > wished > the camera was ready to shoot after to advance and > to > lock the lens. > > 2) I'm sending my camera for a shutter CLA, only > 1/250 > and 1/500 are working right. It sounds like your > camera shutter also needs a CLA. > > 3)The visible screws in the camera top cover are to > help the cover to stay in its place, I think there > is > no probem if some of these screws lack. The hole > under > the extreme of the film advance lever has like a > little bent metal bar in my camera, in fact it works > like stop for the lever to avoid it beats the top > cover wall, I don't think it could be an important > part. > > All the best > Carlos > --- ERoustom <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx> escribió: > > > Hello all, > > > > Curiosity got the better of me, and I managed to > > "win" a bidding > > contest for an S Xenar Rollei 35. > > It seems to be in working condition, but three > > points need > > addressing, perhaps some of you could help me with > > some information: > > 1. When camera is held lens down (towards the pull > > of gravity) the > > lens slides out, slowly, and when camera is turned > > up, the lens > > freely slides back, clunk. When locked into place, > > the lens is fine - > > it will only retract when cocked. > > 2. All the shutter speeds seem right, but the 1/4 > > and 1/2 require > > that the shutter release button be held down until > > their time passes, > > or the shutter will close as soon as pressure on > the > > button is released. > > Is all this normal? > > 3. There is a screw missing from the top chrome > > cover, center back, > > under the film advance lever, also on the back top > > cover, there is a > > little hole. > > Is this screw crucial (not to second guess German > > engineering) to > > operation, until I find a way to replace it? > > > > Thank you, > > > > Elias > __________________________________________________ Preguntá. Respondé. Descubrí. Todo lo que querías saber, y lo que ni imaginabas, está en Yahoo! Respuestas (Beta). ¡Probalo ya! http://www.yahoo.com.ar/respuestas --- 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