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Hi Mike, thanks for the Rollei info. It sure looks complicated for such a minor problem, I'll just have to live with it for the time being. A couple of nights ago I did some prints of some rain drops on leafs in my garden, I'm still stunned at the sharpness of the Planar, it's simply outstanding!

My Rollei SL66 has two little springy hooks which secure the finders, but one

of them has come loose. I can't seem to find a way to get at them, does anyone

have any ideas before I have to send it away for a service.

Thanks for everyone's response. I also tried a Bronica S2a which suppose to have better gears, but it certainly isn't as refined as the S model. The S has a smoother wind-on and quieter shutter, it doesn't have the focusing screen foam problem, and the focusing is comfortably situated around the wind-on crank so all the major controls like focusing, wind-on and shutter release are together on the right. It's a shame Bronica messed up on the gears as it's a really nice camera.

I recently bought a Bronica S as I found it's controls laid out perfectly for

me, It's also a great looking camera. I've heard a lot of people say they're

really unreliable, but mine is working perfectly and it's never had a service

in it's life. Has anyone out there got a Bronica S which has daily use and

never had a problem or service.

I've been shooting with Hasselblad for a while, that was until I borrowed a

Rolleiflex SL66. I was so impressed with the Rollei I sold my Hassy kit and

bought one of my own. The Rollei's mirror and shutter gives virtually no

mirror/shutter kick, unlike the hassy which almost jumps out of my hands when

firing the shutter. With the Rollei's combination of tilt mechanism and quieter

shutter/mirror my print are noticeably sharper. I've also got some large format

lenses which I would like to use, does anyone know of some kind of adaptor

which would let me mount other lenses on my Rollei.

Does anyone know a source for info on Bronica's father 'Zenzaburo Yoshino', I'm

also looking for contact info on his son's Yoshio or Kazo.