Ca Rolleiflex TLRs, (including Rolleiflex 2.8F, 3.5F, Rolleiflex 2.8E-3, 2.8E-2, 2.8E, 2.8D, 2.8C,, 2.8B, 2.8A, Rolleiflex 3.5E-3, 3.5E-2, 3.5E, 3.5, Automat X, 3.5 Automat MX, Automat MX E-V, Tele Rolleiflex, Wide-Angle Rolleiflex, Rolleicord Vb, Va, V and IV,) Rollei SL66 and Rollei 35.
#Rolleiflex 2.8 c bay iii plus#
So a focusing mechanism re-lube, that includes re-alignment, collimation and adjusting the focus, is part of the major CLA which also includes shutter overhaul, transport overhaul, minor repairs, external cleaning, viewfinder cleaning and runs around $700.00 plus parts and shipping. These Rolleiflexes are 50 plus years old and the focusing mechanism lubrication has evaporated. I need to examine your Rolleiflex to give an accurate estimate. Focusing repairs are also estimated separately. In addition to the shutter overhaul it may need a transport overhaul or small repairs, such as a sticking viewfinder hood, bent back door, etc. I personally examine and custom estimate each Rolleiflex TLR. This was a rough description of a shutter overhaul or shutter CLA. Check all functions including the flash sync. So you can't access certain settings.) I also clean the camera externally. (I receive many Rolleiflex TLR’s that have the front installed wrong - so the shutter, transport and/or meter linkage is off. I then re-assemble the Rolleiflex making sure that all of the linkages are correct. Then I adjust the shutter with the Rollei shutter tester. I then apply Rollei factory lubricants where they are needed. However this muck has to be removed from the shutter blades.Īfter cleaning all of the parts, I polish mechanical surfaces that have become rough or worn.
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A very small amount of oil on the blades usually doesn’t cause a problem unless the weather is extreme,(cold or hot). There has to be some lubrication in the shutter mechanism and when the camera is exposed to very hot conditions this lubrication sometimes breaks down and runs onto the shutter blades. It can completely freeze the shutter closed. Shutter blades are very light and very thin. I clean all of the parts, including the shutter blades. Yes I clean the shutter blades on every Rollei TLR shutter overhaul! What I do in a shutter overhaul or shutter CLA is to, (using Rollei factory tools where needed), disassemble the mechanism, including the shutter blades. So I started Oceanside Camera Repair in 1982. In 1982 when Rollei went bankrupt I was able to obtain the test equipment, special tools and a parts supply from the west coast division. I have been repairing Rolleiflex cameras since the late 1960’s for Honeywell (the Rolleiflex distributor at that time) and then for Rollei of America, when they became independent of Honeywell in the early 1970’s. "Date your Rollei TLR" chart Cleaning Lenses