Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:Rollei Repairs
From: John Coan <jcoan@alumni.duke.edu>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 19:17:32 -0400
References: <3.0.3.32.20000920060830.008f4708@asiaonline.net> <39C7FA18.B85FD5AA@alumni.duke.edu> <39C8D76A.8D0B244@umich.edu> <39C93FE1.9F894C06@umich.edu>

I've heard that Grassof is good but never used him.  I've had Harry
rebuild a 2.8E Planar and a 2.8F 12/24 Planar and the price was about
what you paid with Grasoff.  Fleenor charges by what needs doing
though.  Neither has worked on a Rollei 35 for me.  Harry also worked
for F&H for some time, and has a large inventory of spare parts too.  I
really think that is going to be a key to repairing these wonderful
cameras in the future.  I hope both gentlemen stick around for a long
long time.  I'm sure they both have more work than they can handle. 
Also, let's not forget Marflex in New Jersey -- which is the "official"
Rollei repair center.

Dante A Stella wrote:
> 
> Heinz does good work - and I can vouch for that.  You had just better have an
> expensive Rollei to make it worthwhile - the $165 for mine rivalled the purchase
> price of my 3.5MX.  He's now at $185 or more.
> 
> "I do only one kind of repair - total teardown, clean and relubricate, reassemble - I
> charge one price only complete service - what is the serial number?'
> 
> Heinz used to be a tech at Rollei in Germany and came over after the war.  He was a
> Rollei official tech.  Then when they shut down their independent shops he took the
> parts and started his own practice.
> 
> khmiska wrote:
> 
> > Don't forget Heinz at Studio Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. He does only TLRs. Came to
> > the USA in the the 50s and worked on TLRs all his life.
> > Kurt
> > Rollei TLR 3.5 T
> > Ann Arbor
> >
> > John Coan wrote:
> >
> > > A wonderful Rollei repair person is Harry Fleenor who owns Oceanside
> > > Camera Repair in Manhattan Beach, CA.  He works on post War TLR and the
> > > Rollei 35 family.  Most Rollei enthusiasts know his reputation.
> > >
> > > http://www.jps.net/hfleenor/
> > >
> > > Cummer Family wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 08:25:27 -0700
> > > > >From: "Tom Finnegan" <tomf@piengr.com>
> > > > >Subject: RE: [Leica] Null Leica vs Rollei 35S
> > > > >Message-ID: <000c01c0224d$d7311c40$330000c0@TOMF>
> > > > >References:
> > > > >
> > > > >I have a 35SE that I picked up a couple years ago to carry while biking. It
> > > > >is in a way like the Leica-0 with the focus-by-guess and compact size.
> > > > >Unfortunately, my Rollei is indesparate need of a CLA. I don't suppose
> > > > >anybody has any recommendations on where to send it and how much it might
> > > > >cost.
> > > > >
> > > > >Tom Finnegan
> > > > >Seattle
> > > > >
> > > > Dear Tom
> > > > Try Ulrich Barthel in Toronto at Ulrich Barthel <ubarthel@scican.com> for
> > > > repairs to your Rollei.
> > > > Cheers
> > > > Howard Cummer.
> 
> --
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Dante Stella
> http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dante

In reply to: Message from Cummer Family <cummer@asiaonline.net> ([Leica] Re:Rollei Repairs)
Message from John Coan <jcoan@alumni.duke.edu> (Re: [Leica] Re:Rollei Repairs)
Message from khmiska <khmiska@umich.edu> (Re: [Leica] Re:Rollei Repairs)
Message from Dante A Stella <dante@umich.edu> (Re: [Leica] Re:Rollei Repairs)