Damn God Thank you so much Thor,
This is a really great news, I'll contact the man as soon as my
Nikon D300 and its 17-55 2.8G are on eBay (I want a very high rated
Rolleiflex TLR, and need to raise funds for it).
I was a little bit scared by the costs of shipping from Belgium to
Mr Fleenor. I'll go and see that website. Does he gives an idea of
the costs for a complete overhaul?
My first rollei (an automat MX-V or something like that) went to
Paepke, for a CLA, and matte screen replacement. The result was so
awful, so badly done, that I sold the camera of disgust. There was
fingerprint it that superb Zeiss Opton Tessar I loved so much,
things were spoiled, I could have cried at the time. And then I
bought a 3.5F, and that was like a reborn experience. And after
that, time passed, there was that Leica M6 I need to buy lenses for,
and gone was my beloved 3.5F. Man that was a stupid error. Even if
Leica M lenses are prime ones, I found the rollei more productive
when it came to make beautiful images, portraits, architecture.
Maybe it is just me on that point, but the Rollei is the camera I
prefer, and that's all.
and so, now I come back to it, found a very nice 3.5F, and shortly
after a nice 2.8F, both CZ Planar. But the 2.8F needs a good
overhaul, and some tiny corrections around the speed settings, for
it seems the front had a very small nick, but enough to put too much
friction on the speed setting. crank side needs lubrication, and ISO
settings is very hard to turn for filter adjustments.
That's so much fun to have these cameras again, already some
rollfilms done, and these superb large nice negs really pop at the
eye.
By the way, did someone already bought something from www.collectcamera.com
(Theo J. deWit)?
All the best to you all, and thanks again Thor!
Greg
Le 15-sept.-08 à 20:47, Thor Legvold a écrit :
Gregoire,
I wouldn't bother sending it all the way to the US to Fleenor when
we have one of the top Rollei techs here in Europe (in fact, the
man who trained Fleenor).
Jürgen Kuschnik is reliable, knowlegable and very easy to
communicate with. He's done excellent work for me and countless
others. He's in Germany.
His website and contact info are at:
http://www.jurgenkuschnik.com/
Best regards,
Thor
On 14 Sep, 2008, at 20:30, Grégoire Jacques Vandenschrick wrote:
Thanks Marc,
That's a long time, and I'm really happy to come back here. That's
so warming to have that answer from you. I remember having asked
silly things, and discussed quite a lot and had answers from you
too.
A first question: Harry Fleenor, He's one of the best to send my
rollei 2.8F to, right?
and a second one: What's the normal price for a perfect 2.8F
Planar white face, cosmetically mint or very close to. I follow
the Bay, but I would like to know if that's the place to buy from,
or if I have a chance to see something like that here. I would
like for once to own a perfect 2.8F, no dents, no scratch, no
kitchen table mechanics on the front plate, practically untouched,
that's the idea. I know I chase a dream, but maybe it's still
possible?
All the very best to all.
Gregoire Vandenschrick
Welcome back!
You must post from the same address to which you are subscribed.
Best wishes,
Marc
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