Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, Ferdi Stutterheim has about all bases covered when it comes to most things Rollei: https://rolleigraphy.org/servicerepairs.php Youtube ... don't go there. :-) On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 10:48 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > That's great, folks. Thanks to Paul, Mark, Nathan, Daniel and Philippe > for saving me a lot of hassle and querying on work quality reputations. > The good Irish camera guy who used to be snowballed with work over here, > has hung up his tiny screwdrivers forever and closed down. Of the 40 odd > people in my camera club, only one uses film, and he's a large format > guy. No one seems to know anyone capable here. > > I'll dig out my Planar which also has a slow shutter, and probably more > issues, as I haven't touched it since 2014 when we moved. I'll send them > off to one of the EU guys where I can at least avoid customs and better > include my Voigtlander Perkeo ll. Of course with Youtube, I could do a > CLA in a shade over 5 mins... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znvr7_b_PPg > > :-) > > Douglas > > > > > > On 11/03/2021 08:03, Philippe via LUG wrote: > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information