Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just in case; this guy 20 km from my home, repairs and maintains cameras. I?ve bought from and sold stuff to him. My latest CLAs, even on digital were done there. I DK if he speaks any English, but I could act as a go-between if needed. Note that he?s selling SH Rollei stuff, which he logically should be able to CLA and/or repair. https://www.spipphoto.com/index.php/materiel-d-occasion?view=category&id=96 Amities Philippe > Le 11 mars 2021 ? 02:00, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> a ?crit : > > I know there are people with Rolleiflexes on this list, so apologies as I > commit heresy here. > > 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. > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information