The SL350 may have been the last Made in Germany (reliable) model made in
the Rolleiflex 35mm line. The SLE35 was known for having problems. Most for
sale were in need of repair.
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On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 4:15 PM, David Stumpp <photos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Carlos,
I think the repair of that 2.8F was well worth the expense. That camera
will go on working dependably for years. I can't speak for the overall
quality of the FX and GX, but I played a bit with a GX once and came away
thinking that I no longer needed one, i.e., that it just didn't have
anything on my older Rolleiflexes to justify the monumental expense.
I was surprised to hear about your SL35E parts problem. They were the most
recent, so I figured there would be plenty around. The last I looked for
them, you could pick one up pretty cheap. If it's a camera you dearly
love, maybe you could buy extras to have around as parts cameras?
Anyway, glad to hear you're getting cameras back in good order. Happy
testing!
Dave
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*From:* rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
on behalf of Jan Decher <wanderjan@xxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* 04 March 2018 21:01
*To:* rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [rollei_list] Re: Three Rollei cameras returning to home
Carlos,
That’s some serious repair costs. I might have considered getting rid of
cameras that need that much repair and invest the $$ into something
different like a GX, FX or even 6008...
There are much more reliable classic 35 mm SLRs than the SL35 E, notably a
Canon F1 or Nikon F2/F3 or FM3. For the latter you can even find recent
Zeiss glass. Also a very fine mechanical classic is a Kyocera Contax S2
with a Zeiss Planar or pancake Tessar...
My last SL66 repair was still done by Werner Bruer - a retired
Braunschweig repair man - after I had bought the camera in Aachen. Need to
give it another workout soon, expecially with the Novoflex 500 and 240 lens
heads I bought last year.
In my view the compact 2.8/80 Planar is the best deal in SL66 lenses.
Tend to go for the more compact cameras in recent months and am still
trying to find the ideal 6 x 9 or 6 x 6 bellows folder.
'Hope your Rolleis are going to give you many more years of good service
after this.
Jan
On Mar 4, 2018, at 8:06 PM, CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Raid, Hello Sam:
Thiis is the detail about the
cameras repair and cost including labor cost and spare parts prices:(Google
direct translation from German):
1) ROLLEIFLEX SL35 E:
Dismantle the camera, repair the shutter speed dial, adjust, adjust the
light meter, adjust the automatic exposure, release
repair, renew time button, fix self-timer lever catch, renew ground-glass
screen: € 147.17.-
2)ROLLEIFLEX 2,8F:
Light meter repair and partially renewing, rear panel lock repair and
partially renewing, cleaning and general cleaning
Adjustment work, repair lens drive, repair viewfinder hood shaft and
partially renew, repair transport, lift with
Renew connecting rod, renew locking drive spring, replace small parts,
assemble Rolleikin knob: € 579.60
3) ROLLEIFLEX SL66
Repair the drive, replace the rack, align the tooth spiral, overtake the
lock, glue the roller blinds, overtake the magazine,
Renew sliding plates; € 380, 93
SHIPPING: € 65: TOTAL COST IS € 1172.7.
The work is guaranteed for one year. The cost for the SL 66 and 2,8F is a
lot cheaper than if I buy second hand cameras, they would require a CLA
soon anyway.
FFS repaired my VSL3 E (new electronics and new shutter), Rolleiflex 3,5F(
camera refurbishing) and the Rollei 35S (CLA and battery adapter.) They are
working without problems, like new.
This is the FFS link:
http://www.ffs-service.de/
<http://www.ffs-service.de/>
Foto- und Filmgeräte Service GmbH - Startseite
<http://www.ffs-service.de/>
www.ffs-service.de
Foto- und Filmgeräte Service GmbH - Ihre Fachwerkstatt für Camcorder und
Videogeräte, Sucher- und Spiegelreflexkameras, Dia- und Filmprojektoren,
Objektive und ...
Carlos
PS: BTW, the GX/FX will wait a new chance once again...
