Refurbishing a 1960 Rolleiflex 2.8 F

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Refurbishing a Rolleiflex 2.8 F from the 60s Those who work with analog cameras often use machines that left the factory thirty, sixty, ninety years ago. The complicated mechanisms can suffer from failures, the cameras, alas, can fall, but few know that these cameras, whose mechanisms are greased and lubricated in the factory, over time can suffer a deterioration of these precious adjuvants, until the machine stops self-lubricating and more serious problems arise, such as wear of the mechanisms. For this reason it is advisable to contact a photo repairer, not only when the machine, for whatever reason, stops working, but also for periodic and physiological maintenance, usually every five years, and this regardless of the number of rolls that have been shot. We spent an afternoon with a skilled Italian photo repairman, Sandro Presta, to whom we entrusted a Rolleiflex with the self-timer system blocked and which, during the disassembly phases, turned out to be completely dry in terms of lubrication and greasing and with a significant misalignment of the viewing lens group, shooting lens. In addition to thanking Sandro Presta for having dedicated hours of his precious and unique time to us, I want to "warn" my viewers with this video that as I explained, there is not only the repair, but also the fundamental overhaul of the camera. If you regularly service your car every so many kilometers or time, put yourself in the same perspective "!!!" for your cameras too. As always, the video is quite long, I ask you in your own interest to watch it to the end, to really understand what is hidden behind the innocent covering skin of a Rolleiflex, among other things a camera equipped with sophisticated and very complicated mechanics. Enjoy the viewing, everyone. Gerardo Bonomo 00:00 Introduction 02:48 Opening the Rolleiflex 05:03 Removing the skin 07:18 Removing the cover 08:26 Dismantling the components 12:17 Ultrasonic cleaning 13:07 Greasing and lubricating 16:17 Cocking hub 16:54 Sensor mechanism 18:30 Dismantling the shutter 23:10 Adjusting shutter speeds 23:53 Collimation of the recording and viewing optics 25:44 Conclusions My videos and articles are accessible to everyone and free of charge. If you want to donate using PayPal, my address is [email protected] . Specify DONATION and your email address so I can thank you. -If you liked the video, thank you in advance for your like. -Comment and if you need further explanations ask in the "comments" section: I will answer everyone. -Subscribe to my channel and click the "bell" to stay up to date on new content on my channel. -For further information visit my website: www.gerardobonomo.it Gerardo Bonomo https://www.gerardobonomo.it (I remind you of my courses on black and white photography, from shooting to printing, both one to one and via Skype. Contact me: [email protected], Cell.: 3356619215 )

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