[rollei_list] Re: a little unparallel of lens panel
- From: Peter J Nebergall <iusar4s@xxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:59:10 -0500
I have an Automat that is mildly out at infinity. That "not focus at any
distance," I suspect is a shifted lens element."
P.J. Nebergall
On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 15:22:42 -0500 "Jeffery Smith" <jls@xxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
> My fear is that your Rollei may have taken a hit in the past. When I
> pored
> over one of my books on buying vintage cameras, the biggest issue
> with
> Rolleiflexes seemed to be that you must ensure that the camera's
> lens and
> film planes are absolutely parallel, and that buying a camera that
> has taken
> a hit is risky. Just yesterday, I saw a Rolleiflex GX on e**y that
> is being
> auctioned by B&H Photo. The price is very low because B&H states
> that their
> technician cannot get it to focus at any distance. I assumed this to
> be the
> same sort of problem, i.e., non-parallel lens/film.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> http://400tx.blogspot.com/
>
> On 21-Jul-06, at 6:59 PM, steven woody wrote:
>
> > hi,
> >
> > i found a problem with my 3.5e which i did not noticed when i
> bought.
> > when moving the focusing knob back and forth, the two sides of the
>
> > lens panel don't move simultaneously, hence can not keep totally
> > parallel to the camera body, the difference between two sides is
> about
> > 1mm.
> >
> > i want to know that whether this 1mm unparallelled is a big
> problem?
> > and is it possible to repair it by myself? i live in china and
> don't
> > believe here local repair stores.
> >
> > thanks.
> >
> > -
> > woody
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