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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

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

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

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

OK, just to update:

Seems the reason my repairer was concerned was the two-lens element had a metal mount that was beveled into the lenses, so he couldn't separate them. However having spoken to John at Focal Point, it looks like he has seen a lot of these. He lathes off the metal and and then separates the lenses and remounts them.

As for running a film through; the balsam bloom is quite pronounced. I would like to have a very clear lens and I plan on using this camera for many years to come. But it is a good point, no need to unnecessarily waste moola....

OK, now that I think about it, I think it was the decay of the balsam that he was refering to. Thing I don't understand is that he initially said that if it was a decay problem it would be repairable, but he now says then lens is stuffed. I will need to re-check with him now.

Thanks for the focal point ref. I have emailed them for an idea of prices.

Cheers

Adrian

OK, So I inherited a Rolleiflex 3.5F (body 225) in what looked like

great shape plus some mutar lenses.

I took it in to get serviced and I have discovered that the balsam on

the taking lens has bloomed (I think) and it is basically cannot be

repaired. But apparently it can be replaced! But the chances of

anyone selling new replacement lenses must be very slim.

So does anyone know of any second hand dealers who would deal in

Rolleiflex parts rather than cameras as a whole. The rest of the

camera works perfectly, but the taking lens is knackered.

Does any one have any tips for me as to what I should do next (like

give up)?

Cheers

Adrian

Thanks guys,

I have spoken to Brian and he has been very helpful. I am going to pop in and run through the options with him. FYI he also mentioned that he thinks there is a bay 3 to bay 2 adaptor ring somewhere.

Cheers

Adrian

Arghh

one more thing. This is a long shot, but are there bay 2 to bay 3 adaptors?

Hello,

I have just happily inherited an early 1960s Rolleiflex 3.5f with a

set of accessories (filters, hood, macro lens). I also inherited

some Bay 3 mutar lenses. Turns out my grandfather was a MF nut and

he had a 2.8F a 3.5F and a Hassie. The 3.5F is the only one left as

the others were sold when he died.

I have noticed that the viewing lens has some fungus on it (the

shooting lens look fairly clear) and I will get it serviced as well

even though it appears in otherwise mint condition.

I live in London and I noticed that there are some posts here about a

good repair shop called Camera Repair Services in Islington. The

phone numbers I have for them don't seem to work now, and I wondered

if someone had another recommendation for a reputable London repair

centre for Rolleiflexes.

Also as a side question what are the bay 3 mutar lenses worth? I may

sell them to finance the service.

Cheers

Adrian