Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kulapat- Not knowing where you are.... and your name sure doesn't sound like you are from North Carolina! My suggestion would be to have John Van Stelten do the work. You indicate the lens has 'moll' and I am assumin g that you meant 'mold'- I have wide fingers and make the same type errors so if my assumtion is wrong, correct me!! I had a 2,8E that had had the coating destroyed, and was despairing ever getting the camera into usable condition! Cosmetically it was in very fine condition, and the shutter was in need of a CLA. I had John polish and recoat the lens, and it came back LIKE NEW! I had sent the camera to Harry Fleenor seperately, because I dfidn't know at that time that John also repairs Leicas!! and Rolleiflex TLRs! The Schneider Xenotars, and the Zeiss Tessars are from what I've gathered are comparable, and the feeling about which is superior divides the Rolleinuts right down the middle! Personally, I had examples of both, and I couldn't tell the difference in performance at all! Both are very very nice lenses, and I think the Zeiss does command a higher price simply because it was used less( I may be wrong on that....) If you plan to use the camera, I would say- DO IT! get it fixed. You may not get your investment back if you merely want to sell the camera, but if it came to you 'gratis', then having it repaired will get you a really fine camera for less than a comparable one would be on the open market. I know this is a Leica group, but I have found a lot of the smae folks at the Rollei User Group, so I won't apologise for this post! Dan ( Been there, done that- have the bill!) Post - ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeffcoat Photography <jeffcoatphoto@sumter.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2000 9:38 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Off-topic/Help on Rolleiflex > Yes by all means restore the camera. They are excellent shooters and great > glass. > > Cheers Wilber GFE > tel. 803-469-2440 > > http://www.jeffcoatphotography.com > > kulapat permbhusri wrote: > > > Hello All LUGers, > > > > I just got a Rolleiflex from an attic of my relative. I believe it model A > > serial number 1144007 with Tessar 80/2.8. The lens has some moll and the > > compur-rapid does not function. Is it worth to restore this camera? > > Comments on value, not in term of money of course, of this camera and the > > performance of Zeiss Tessa would be appreciated? > > > > Kulapat > > -- > >