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dof
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 Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:28 pm Post subject: Rolleiflex SL35E |
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dof wrote:
Body was bought recently from eBay for about $20 total. Described as "parts only."
Arrived in near-mint condition. The only thing wrong was a roll of film inside in need of rewinding -- everything works!
The lens came from a recent flea market sale for about $15 and is worn but works fine and is optically clean.
I am pleasantly surprised with this very nice camera -- the last of the SL-series and completely different from the earlier SLs. Electronic metal blade shutter with speeds of 1/1000 to 16 seconds and 1/125 flash sync. Metered Manual or Aperture Priority Auto exposure modes. Aperture and shutter speed visible in finder. Diagonal split image focusing aid. Accepts conventional cable releases. Accepts 2 motor drive accessories. This camera also has a very quiet shutter -- one of the quietest SLRs I've handled.
The body also came with a sliding viewfinder black-out accessory for tripod use which would probably sell for $20 by itself!
The lens I have for it is older and has the first version of the QBM mount without aperture simulation so must be used in stop-down mode with this camera which normally uses the 2nd version of the mount. Not a big deal but I'm now looking for a deal on a later version lens for it. |
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Excalibur
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
A very good buy congrats.
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Canon A1, AV1, T70 & T90, EOS 300 and EOS300v, Chinon CE and CP-7M. Contax 139, Fuji STX-2, Konica Autoreflex TC, FS-1, FT-1, Minolta X-700, X-300, XD-11, SRT101b, Nikon EM, FM, F4, F90X, Olympus OM2, Pentax S3, Spotmatic, Pentax ME super, Praktica TL 5B, & BC1, , Ricoh KR10super, Yashica T5D, Bronica Etrs, Mamiya RB67 pro AND drum roll:- a Sony Nex 3
.........past gear Tele Rolleiflex and Rollei SL66.
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aspen
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 3:16 am Post subject: Re: Rolleiflex SL35E |
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aspen wrote:
| dof wrote: |
The only thing wrong was a roll of film inside in need of rewinding -- everything works!
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the only issue that I've encountered with the 35sl is advancing the film. The sprocket notches tend to jump out of the film holes. So, as a solution, when loading, I secure the leader with a small piece of tape to the tale-up roll. So far, no problems. When rewinding, it's easy to tell when one gets to that last (the first edge) of film. The tape usually stays connected to the roller and not the film, but I don't imagine a problem if it did stay connected to the film.
BTW, excellent lens!!! 
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dof
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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dof wrote:
^ Thanks for the tip. |
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