stephen_abbott3 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Hi, I just picked up a "new" Rollei 2.8 GX (circa 1988) on the bay. I can't seem to find any downloadable instruction books for this camera. Should I just buy a copy for $23.00 from that Virginia company? For my Leica M3, I could just download them for free. I basically just want to see how to load the film properly. Thanks. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennisprice Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 This site might be of some help: http://www.butkus.org/chinon/rolleiflex_2.8e/rolleiflex_28e-2.htm Scroll down about a third of the way for the section on loading and film transport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishka Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Do you really need instructions for it? <br> It's quite straightforward.<br> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h.p.graver Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 You can download the instructions for the more or less identical 2,8 FX at the Rollei-site here: http://www.rollei.de/index_e.html Go to Service - downloads and scroll down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_abbott3 Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 You guys rock! I love this forum! I was hesitant about just diving into this camera after loading the film incorrectly into my Hasselblad. Thanks again. -Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwstutterheim Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Stephen, <br><br> Congratulations! I have one too. The light-meter is very accurate, but the metering area is rather small. Slightly wider than the central circle in the viewfinder. When metering, make sure this circle points to something average in the scene or your exposure may be way off. It is all in the manual, but quite different from the wide metering angle of the old Selenium meters. Have fun. <br><br>Ferdi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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