Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0082_01BE9038.5274B0A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I know that many of you are also members of the Rollei list as well. I checked the Rollei archives for the answer to the following question, = but things got even more confusing, so here it goes. I just purchased a Rolleiflex 3.5F Planar, in Ex++ to Mint-condition for = $400 - a bargain, SN 2240XXX. I was told by the seller that it was a Model 3, but according to = different lists it is a Model 2. To make things even more confusing, = the viewing lens is a Heidosmat SN 2991XXX, and the taking lens is a = Planar SN 2986XXX. This means the lens is a 6 element Planar, instead of being a 5 like in = the Model 2. Questions: What was the year of manufacture? Is it a model 2 or 3? = Does it have a 5 or 6 element Planar? Could it be a factory = modification? Robert - ------=_NextPart_000_0082_01BE9038.5274B0A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 = HTML//EN"><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"><!DOCTYPE HTML = PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 = HTML//EN"><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"><!DOCTYPE HTML = PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 = HTML//EN"><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I know that many of you are also = members of the=20 Rollei list as well.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I checked the Rollei archives for = the answer to=20 the following question, but things got even more confusing, so here it=20 goes.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I just <FONT = color=3D#000000>purchased </FONT>a=20 Rolleiflex 3.5F Planar, in Ex++ to Mint-condition for $400 - a bargain, = SN=20 2240XXX.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I was told by the seller that it was = a Model 3,=20 but according to different lists it is a Model 2. To make things = even more=20 confusing, the viewing lens is a Heidosmat SN 2991XXX, and the taking = lens is a=20 Planar SN 2986XXX.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>This means the lens is a 6 element = Planar, =20 instead of being a 5 like in the Model 2.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Questions: What was the year of=20 manufacture? Is it a model 2 or 3? Does it have a 5 or 6 = element=20 Planar? </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Could it be a = factory=20 modification?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Robert</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_0082_01BE9038.5274B0A0--