I have a like new Rollei flash with two different attachment arms but no longer
have a Rollei. I say "like new" because the only true wear issue is a plastic
ring around the bulb mount that tends to darken with use. I installed a new
one just before I sold my Rolleimarin IV with a 3.5F camera.
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From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
Behalf Of Eric Goldstein
Sent: Friday, August 9, 2019 8:56 AM
To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rollei bulb flash
Thanks for posting, Carlos, and I will follow your adventure into flash lamb
photography with interest.
Several carbon zinc 22.5V Batteries are available on Amazon. It might be a good
idea to replace the capacitor pre-emptively.
My question is did Rollei make any kind of safety shield or diffusor for this
attachment, as Kodak and others did?
Eric Goldstein
On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 9:43 AM CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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I had the Rollei 2,8C bulb flash my father gave me with the camera. Years
ago, my three years old son found it, he opened the plastic bag, ge opened
the flash triangular metal box and he destroyed the capacitor, the test lamp
and circuitry beating them with a stone; he also beat the reflector with the
same stone.
I saw the same flash in a local auction site within the original Rollei box
and bought it last year. I don't know if it was used, but it looks unused,
the refector is still wrapped in the original silk paper and the parts look
clean, pristine.
Now I want to use it and I have two issues: Bulbs and the battery ,
hoping the other parts (capacitor and circuitry) are working well The
22,5v battery has a marginal production today and I found one int the
UK via eBay and found I bouht old bulbsin a local site; I'm waiting
for both items and I expecto to use theflash soon.- Carlos
