Rollei enjoys the morning sun
well I finally got around to servicing the shutter on this old girl as having functions on cameras that don't work properly really bugs me.
Saturday was cold and stormy so I decided it was as good a time as any to remove the front of the camera for a long overdue service of the slow speed gear set, the self timer gear set and a clean of the glass.Having serviced my two Rolleicords and a Minolta Autocord shutter this one was not that difficult, both gearsets were removed and cleaned in thinners then a tiny amount of gun oil applied to the gears and spindles did the trick .on reassembly the timers now purr away beautifully. the glass got a careful clean and appears to be in very good condition with only a couple of very slight cleaning marks on front taking lens visable only when viewed under a strong light
So now I am happy with this camera and am looking forward see the next roll of film it produces
Rollei enjoys the morning sun
well I finally got around to servicing the shutter on this old girl as having functions on cameras that don't work properly really bugs me.
Saturday was cold and stormy so I decided it was as good a time as any to remove the front of the camera for a long overdue service of the slow speed gear set, the self timer gear set and a clean of the glass.Having serviced my two Rolleicords and a Minolta Autocord shutter this one was not that difficult, both gearsets were removed and cleaned in thinners then a tiny amount of gun oil applied to the gears and spindles did the trick .on reassembly the timers now purr away beautifully. the glass got a careful clean and appears to be in very good condition with only a couple of very slight cleaning marks on front taking lens visable only when viewed under a strong light
So now I am happy with this camera and am looking forward see the next roll of film it produces