Hi. I have a Rollei MX also. It is the later model with the baffles and has the Tessar lens. I bought this camera new when I was in Germany in 1954. I am strictly an amateur and have several other cameras, so it has been used lightly over that time. It has performed flawlessly all these years and has never had a CLA. The shutter speeds are probably off, but they still sound about right. Everything still operates smooth and quiet. Since I only use B/W in it, the speeds don't need to be right on. This has produced some really great photos for me over the years and plan to keep it till I am long gone. Let my kids wonder 'what the heck is this'? :) BobC > -----Original Message----- > From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Jan Decher > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 7:29 AM > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [rollei_list] Rolleiflex MX (Xenar) > > Bought a Rolleiflex MX No. 1256064 (3.5/75mm Xenar No. 3110891) with instr. book, > Rollei ER case and a dead Weston Master II locally yesterday. My first more > "vintage" Rolleiflex. What kind of strap is needed for the older style attachment on > the MX, if you don't use the leather case? > > I was surprised to learn that I can't use my Rolleifix on it and that you have to > restrain you impulse to wind the film if you want to use 1/500 second! The WL finder > is incredibly dim compared to my Maxwell-enhanced 3.5E. Perhaps cleaning the screen > might help somewhat at least around the edges > > But this MX seems to functions extremely smoothly. The camera was overhauled a few > years ago. Moving parts seem to have less tolerances and moving parts inclusding the > shutter seem more "buttery" quiet than in my 3.5E (I have had the same experience > with older Leicas compared to my IIIf). > > I am running a roll of FP4 through it today and will post results on Flickr this > weekend. Will also pick up a Bay I hood from my local camera store. > Can I replace the screen in the MX myself? > > Jan > > P.S.: Any hopes for "reviving" the Weston Master II meter? > --- > 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 --- 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