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Frame Spacing on Rollex 6x9 Linhof?
I am writing for a friend who has Linhof 4x5 Model III camera and recently
tried to use an old model (Black with winding knob) Rollex roll film holder on the camera. He found the frame spacing had overlaps throughout the roll. Has any one had similar experience and any idea what is causing this? Could there be an adjustment on the Rollex for this? PCR |
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Frame Spacing on Rollex 6x9 Linhof?
PCR wrote: I am writing for a friend who has Linhof 4x5 Model III camera and recently tried to use an old model (Black with winding knob) Rollex roll film holder on the camera. He found the frame spacing had overlaps throughout the roll. Has any one had similar experience and any idea what is causing this? Could there be an adjustment on the Rollex for this? PCR I have heard of such a thing happening. Naturally, it would happen if the winding mechanism is for 6x7 and the window is 6x9 (e.g., if someone modified it without mentioning it). I happened to speak with some folks at Linhof and was advised that they no longer have parts for, neither do they repair Rollexes (they still repair Super Rollexes). You might try to find someone locally that is able (perhaps if you are lucky, someone who has experience). I suspect that replacing it with a working item would cost less (e.g., a Super Rollex or a Singer back or a Horseman back). |
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Frame Spacing on Rollex 6x9 Linhof?
PCR wrote:
old model (Black with winding knob) Rollex Hey, I have a Rollex watch I bought on 47th St... roll film holder on the camera. He found the frame spacing had overlaps throughout the roll. That's pretty common with some roll holders. If the back has pinch or idler roll(s) that work to measure the film going by - sometimes with serration's that dig in at the edge of the backing paper - these often start to slip because the rubber gets glazed, the grease thickens to glue or the springs get weak or break. If the rubber is glazed there is a 'platen restorer' sold by the fix-your-own-printer folks that works magic on glazed rubber. I don't know what's in the stuff but use it outdoors on a windy day and put the used pad in a glass jar for disposal. If the grease is thickened - the roller doesn't spin easily - then any moderately competent camera fix-it shop should be able to fix-it. New springs can be made, spring winders used to be common items, but I think the practice has all but died away. A close-enough match can often be found in most spring assortments. Has any one had similar experience Just not on Rollex's. Linhof gear is so well made I think it is probably possible to fix it without much bother. On the other hand, really well made gear that is a basket case is a _real_ basket case, there is no hammering it back into shape. -- Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Darkroom Automation http://www.nolindan.com/da/index.htm n o lindan at ix dot netcom dot com |
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