Eric, It is ABSOLUTELY necessarily so! Ya gotta have the referenced knob in the kit or originally on the camera like the 2.8C. There is NFW that 35mm film can be used without it! BTW, my cousin Hy designed and marketed a conversion kit to use Bantam 828 film in the Rollei. Called it the Adapto-Back. Do any of you recall seeing that kit? Jerry Eric Goldstein wrote: > Roger M. Wiser wrote: > > > Peter what Jerry is referring to is the main winding know that has a > > 7/8" outer portion for hand turning an a larger diameter (1-1/8') part > > with numbers " 1, 5, 10 , 15 20, 25, 30 &36. If you don't have that part > > in the kit the system is incomplete. > > > > Roger > > Roger/Jerry - > > This is not necessarily so. I believe some kits, such as the II, did not > include counters because the cameras designed for it came from the > factory fitted with counters already. > > My 2.8 C is an example of one such camera. The Rolleikin resigned for it > did not include the counter because it was fitted with one from the > factory... > > Eric Goldstein > --- > 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 > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.19/231 - Release Date: 01/16/2006 --- 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