[rollei_list] Re: Rollei 35 question

  • From: Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:09:12 +0000 (GMT)

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
> 



        

        
                
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