Hello Ferdi:
Thank you. I believed the silica gel tube was there
without the gel ,but it was an optical illusion, the tube is lost, however
you can place another dessecant in the same site. It's a very interesting
case, it allows to use its top as a platform for the camera, it's a bit
bulkier than the Eveready case, but the protection for the camera has no
comparison.
Csrlos
El mié., 8 de may. de 2019 15:46, F.W. Stutterheim <
dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió:
Hello Carlos,
Congratulations! I am familiar with the tropical case. It is offered on
camera fairs over here occasionally. I understand that the tube for Silica
gel desiccant is present. That is good, it is quite often missing.
Ferdi.
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Ferdi Stutterheim,
Drachten, Netherlands.
Op 8 mei 2019, om 19:26 heeft CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx> het
volgende geschreven:
Yesterday I received a Rollei Tropical metal case in very good condition.
It's hardly bigger and wider than a TLR camera, however it has room for a
lens hood. It's light despite the robust metal construction and designed to
float on the water with the camera inside. You slide the camera into the
basis using the Rolleifix groove, the basis has a pivot mechanism, this way
the camera reaches the vertical up position when you open the frontal door
and you can take photos, the same way the camera is kept in the vertical
down position when you close the frontal door. It has a tube for silica
gel. This case looks more practical and safer than the ever ready case and
it's provided with a leather strap. I will upload some images when I have
time to do it.
Carlos
