adrian_littlewood1 Posted May 4, 2002 Share Posted May 4, 2002 Hi all, Got a small problem with my Rolleiflex. I have spent money getting the lens seperated and reset by John Van Stelten. I have had it serviced and reassembled. I now have it at home and would like to use itbut I can't seem to set the ap/shutter properly. I have searched the forums and can't seem to find a definitive answer. Th aperture settings move smoothly as do the shutter settings, however the shutter settings won't move out of the "green zone" (ie 2-60 sec). I can't seem to get into the "red zone" speeds of 1 to 1/500. Also it seems that there is some coupling between the shutter and aperture settings. Soooo my question is have I accidently changed a setting that prevents me getting into the "red zone" shutter speeds, or is it jammed? Any thoughts appreciated. Cheers Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd frederick Posted May 4, 2002 Share Posted May 4, 2002 On the front of the aperture ring there is what looks like a groove. You turn that groove 90 degrees to uncouple the shutter and aperture rings. The coupling is designed to let you make a change in aperture or shutter speed, and both will change equally at the same time. If you want to make separate adjustments it needs to be uncoupled by turning the groove 90 degrees. That sounds like what your problem may be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian_littlewood1 Posted May 4, 2002 Author Share Posted May 4, 2002 Without wanting to appear like a total dumbass, which one is the aperture ring with the groove on it(I assume you don't mean the aperture adjustment wheel)? Found lots of grooves, but I don't think they are the right one. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_srienz Posted May 4, 2002 Share Posted May 4, 2002 Todd, are you sure? My 3.5F has no coupled shutter and aperture. Adrian, are you sure it is a 3.5F? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian_littlewood1 Posted May 4, 2002 Author Share Posted May 4, 2002 Absolutely. It is 3.5f, serial 2258xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_srienz Posted May 4, 2002 Share Posted May 4, 2002 Adrian, yes, this is a 3.5F! My 3.5F has 2251*** and no coupled shutter. But if I set aperture to f3.5 and turn the shutter to slower speeds, at 2 seconds the aperture begins to turn with the shutter, but I think this is the end of the metering range. I don't know exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian_littlewood1 Posted May 4, 2002 Author Share Posted May 4, 2002 Richard, the same thing happens around the 2 secs speeds. ONly problem is I can't get it back up to the faster shutter speeds. I think I will have to take it back in to the service centre. Bummer. Thanks for your help though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_ratzlaff Posted May 5, 2002 Share Posted May 5, 2002 It's been a long time, but ... I seem to recall, that pushing the center of one of the buttons (shutter speed ???) would free the coupling. I could be way off base here though since I haven't had a Rollei for almost 20 years now. But I do seem to recall that the shutter/aperture dials were coupled and to change this, you had to press the center metal part of the dial/wheel (mine was bright somewhat shiny knurled metal). Let me know, if this works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwstutterheim Posted May 5, 2002 Share Posted May 5, 2002 Adrian, Yours has no LVS coupling, so all advises to get it uncoupled do not apply. My guess is that your repairman has got it wrong. That would mean the lightmeter is incorrectly coupled to aperture/shutter. I suppose you have checked for sufficient light to use the faster speeds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemastre Posted May 5, 2002 Share Posted May 5, 2002 On my old Rolleiflex, the EV scale is part of the shutter dial, and depressing the center of the aperture dial disengages the interlock between the two dials so that a different EV can be set by turning either of the dials. EV can be varied in 1/3-stop increments. Never had any trouble with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry_lehrer Posted May 5, 2002 Share Posted May 5, 2002 Yo Adrian Please ignore ALL the advice relating to EV coupling and de-coupling. It does not apply to your F series Rolleiflex. ALL my F's will do the same thing when at full aperture and 2Green showing. (note that when you are in the green, the shutter is at "Bulb", not 2 seconds). See a reputable technician to fix your problem. The F series cameras are highly complex, with their meter coupling and depth of field indications. I have seen technicians who are highly capable with MX's,T's and E's totally screw up F's. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian_littlewood1 Posted May 9, 2002 Author Share Posted May 9, 2002 Just to round off this story, I took the camera back in and it appears that the aperture selector was dry, which was causing an internal pin to stick (or something along those lines). All it needed was a bit of lube. All up and running now. Thanks for all your input Cheers Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsbc Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 Good thing that you find out what's happening. I bought a F3.5 - No mistake, it comes with the detachable waist finder and it has the EVS system. Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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