riccardo_mottola Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I have that small ittle jewel. As many cameras it requires Mercury. It is alsomany years old. I opened it up, but could find no where a place were to adjustthe exposure meter (a trimpot or such) and in case I would even attempt torecalibrate it for higher voltage batteries.There is one adjustment behind the coil instrument,but it is for zero-adjustonly and it is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_stobbs3 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 #675 zinc/air hearing aid batteries are 1.40 volts, very close to the 1.35 of mercury batteries so no recalibration necessary. Also cheap, less than 1 USD each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_shriver Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 One warning with the zinc/air batteries -- take them out when not in use. They aren't sealed, and when they go bad, they leak -- nasty corrosive leak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_m Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 You have a jewel of a camera. The best Rollei 35mm rangefinder in my opinion. It's unfortunate that it has no manual settings so you do need the meter in good adjustment. I'd ask on the Classic Camera Repair Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riccardo_mottola Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 David M: Yes, the only drawback is the lack of manual or at least a priority setting. Also, 800/30 ISO would be nice. It is a tad larger that the other Rollei 35s. But the RF is a good thing, I also calibrated it. I already asked on the Camera Repair Forum and got no answer... There is little information about this camera on the net apparently and few people use it. A scheme of the Lens formula would be nice too. 40/2.3 Sonnar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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