[Leica] Rolleiflex questions

[Daniel Ridings]

I too would keep it in the EU. I use Analoga kameror in Stockholm (Analogue
cameras). He is a specialist in Leica, Rolleiflex and Hasselblad.

Out of those, I wouldn't invest too much in the T. They have a cheap
construction using plastic bands internally. These tend to break, and when
they do, the camera is trash. They can't be replaced. I'd go for the 2.8
Planar, maybe. I say maybe because the 2.8 has a 80mm lens. The Automat and
T have 75mm lenses. It's not much, but 75 is in my comfort zone and 80 is
not wide enough or long enough for me. But that is probably just because I
started with 75mm lenses and am used to them.

I still use Rolleiflexes, or more frequently Rolleicords, every week.

Analoga kameror takes 1200 SEK (ca 120 Euro) for a basic cla of the
Rolleiflex. If the whole shutter needs to be disassembled and cleaned (not
very likely) it costs 1600 SEK (160 Euro).

The lenses on all of them are great. Don't worry about the Planar/Tessar
debates.

Daniel


On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 6:34 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> Hi Douglas,
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> I can recommend Will van Manen in the Netherlands:
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> https://www.kamera-service.info/index.php/en/rollei
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> I have used them in the past for CLA on Leica, with excellent results. And
> keeping everything within the EU makes the shipping easier too, no customs
> declarations etc.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> > On 11 Mar 2021, at 02:00, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
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> > I know there are people with Rolleiflexes on this list, so apologies as
> I commit heresy here.
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> > I have three - a Planar 2.8 (up in the attic so inaccessible just now),
> a T s/n 2,117,7## from July 1959, an Automat s/n 1,251,9xx from Dec '51 to
> Jan '52 - so decided to run run their shutters through the speeds and
> noticed the T seems slow at the higher speeds. Any ideas where I can find
> the most accurate way of checking the speeds for discrepancies? It probably
> needs a CLA, but that's a hunt for another day.
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> > I also noticed that the T based on the serial number range on the
> Rolleiclub page is supposed to be in grey leather, but mine is black. I
> presume their list isn't gospel? On the Automat which works fine, its black
> leather has small brown scuff marks, so I suppose shoe polish will do the
> trick there, or is there a better remedy?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Douglas
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