Rollei 2.8E "almost" fixed

[rodrigo_pizarro]

<p>I forgot to tell you guys one minor detail. I live in Santiago de Chile, and I probably could've managed to ship my Rollei to Jersey for an overhaul at Krimor's... but I decided to give it a shot here. We do have some nice wine at very reasonable price here, but we certainly do not have any authoriced Rollei service. In an act of devotion I gave my camera to a guy who assured me he could fix it. He only took two weeks, and charged me equivalent to under U$ 100. And here's the results:</p>

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<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3634/3604359246_db15f76c70.jpg" alt="" width="494" height="500" /></p>

<p>... my wife under our bedroom window's light. I've got 12 well-exposed frames from the first Ilford XP2 super I tryed. But then I used a roll of Provia 400X and another XP2 with very bad results. I've got four decent exposures from both these later. Or either the speeds are completely off (strange, they seem accurate), or I erred while metering with my Pentax MZ-5n. What do you reckon? I should ship it to Jersey!?!</p>

<p>r.</p>

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[rodrigo_pizarro]

<p>I've just realized what it is. I press the button, but sometimes the shutter won't go off. A few times it does. What a shame.</p>

[cpj]

<p>Here is how to check shutter speeds with any camera. Put in a roll of b&W or color transparency film since you need to look at the "film" not the prints to determine if there is a problem. Go outside on a cloudless day, and shoot the blue sky (with the sun to you back) starting at 1/500th at f16, then 1/250 at f11, 125 at f8 and shoot through the full range of speeds, each one stop wider than the previous one, and one speed slower. (You may need two rolls to do the whole range and two different ISO ratings so you can shoot the slow speeds too.)<br>

When the negatives (or transparencies) are developed, don't let them cut the film strip. Then hold the film strip to window light or over a light table. If the shutter speeds are exactly "on speed" then each frame should be of equal density. Usually there will be some variation because 1/500 th may be going off at 1/400th or 1/60th may be 1/45th, but you will see slight variations in what should be a "perfect" pattern of similar exposures. <br>

When you find a vast difference between one frame and the next---or there is a dramatic change at some point from fast to slower speeds, then your shutter is out-of-time and needs a cleaning or overhaul. Being off a 1/2 stop is not unusual. You are looking for the point where there is an obvious and major change in density.</p>

[robert_marvin]

<p>"I press the button, but sometimes the shutter won't go off"</p>

<p>That's how my own 2.8E acted BEFORE it's last CLA. I use Krikor Maralian, but here's an excellent list of Rollei repair people. There's one in Argentina and, I guess the Europeanj repairers are as close to you as those in the USA:</p>

<p>http://www.stutterheim.nl/rolleigraphy/rolleiflex_service.htm#usa</p>

[rodrigo_pizarro]

<p>Thanks a lot guys.</p>

[rodrigo_pizarro]

<p>I found a respectable Rollei technitian in Santiago de Chile!!!</p>

<p>Harry Müller<br>

Ahumada 312 of. 402<br>

Santiago de Chile<br>

Tel: 56-2-698-3596</p>

<p>He accepts jobs from South and Central America.</p>