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A full review by Norman Rothschild appeared in POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY

in the March, 1971 issue beginning on p. 100 and continuing on p. 104; on p.

101 there was a technical review by Norman Goldberg. Rothschild includes a

substantial discussion of the Canolite D dedicated flash.

Bill Delehanty

St. Paul, MN

I checked an old slide tray of mine (made by Brumberger, which you will

remember if you remember the introduction of Super Anscochrome) which

used to hold that slide; it wasn't there and I suspect that in a flurry of efficiency

I threw it out. But I want to record that I remember the picture; didn't the

woman have a cocktail and a cigarette? I don't really think that my family

worried that I took such a picture; but, there was comment about it. If it should

turn up, I will definitely post it.

Bill Delehanty

St. Paul, MN

Have you tried 43mm (screw-in)? I think that's the size that fits.

Bill Delehanty

St. Paul, MN

I owned and used the 4x4 Rollei from 1961 till c. 1990. I don't remember any

reference ever to a 35mm adapter and I doubt very much that there ever was

such. One great selling point for this camera was its ability to make

SuperSlides (about 4x4 cm) which gave more area than 35mm but still could

be mounted in the 2x2 inch standard slide mount. SuperSlide users, including

me, were quite disappointed when Kodak discontinued 127 Ektachrome in

about 1983. If you don't have a manual, it could be important for you to know

that the film loads over the rollers, unlike the standard 6x6 Rollei. Also, you

need to deal with the LVS system of linked aperture and shutter speed.

Otherwise it's quite straightforward and simple.

Bill Delehanty

St. Paul, MN

[i'm figuring the camera is marked "Auto S-2" on the top; if not, the following

doesn't apply.] Concerning the film advance: try turning the aperture ring off

of "A" to a marked f-stop; if the shutter is cocked it should now fire. If it doesn't

and the shutter is cocked, you might check the self-timer (at about 1 o'clock on

the lens ring). Self-timer requires that flash synch lever (at about 10 o'clock

on the lens ring) be set at "X". Self-timer is set by pushing it clockwise; if the

lever is closer to 2 o'clock than to 1 o'clock, then it has been set; you could try

gentle pressure counter-clockwise to activate it. Greg Weber in Nebraska

specializes in Konica repair. Hope this helps.

Bill Delehanty

Here are three models that I know of which are small and work well with the EE-2 (and many other HF cameras).

--Pentax AF 160SA (auto range at 1 f/stop; hotshoe attachment only)

--Sunpak Auto 133 (auto range at 2 f/stops; hotshoe or cord; power variable at full, 1/2, 1/4)

--Honeywell Auto Strobonar 110 (auto @ 1 f/stop; hotshoe or cord; quite old but has nice effect, maybe because of vertically oriented tube/face?)

Hope this helps,

Bill Delehanty

St. Paul, MN

The Konica Auto S-2 was designed with the mercury 625 battery

as the power for the meter. 625A will fit, I suppose, but it

may throw off the calibration.

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When you have a battery installed, the battery is activated

by (a)setting the film speed on the bottom of the lens mount

circumference and (b)setting the aperture ring at "Auto". As

you say it is shutter speed priority so it will set the

appropriate aperture for the speed selected, unless you are

out of range. Battery can be checked by pushing the red

button on the bottom of the camera; if the battery is good,

the needle will move to the orange mark on the scale. The 1

second shutter speed with 125 to 200 speed films and the 1

second and 1/2 second shutter speeds with 250 to 400 speed

films are outside the metering range so those shutter speeds

are locked out when those film speeds are selected in "Auto"

mode. The full range of shutter speeds is available on

manual, but that doesn't extend the metering range. Hope this

helps.

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Bill Delehanty

St. Paul, MN