Stephen
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Post by Stephen on Apr 16, 2013 6:32:29 GMT -5
Well it looks good from the shot, is it up to a Rolleicord standard? Most of the better quality copies from Japan worked fine, some better than the basic Rolleicord. The main failures come from the design and manufacture of the focusing mechanism, Rollei's worked, but other did not! This leads to the front plate not moving evenly, or sticking, often due to the use of soft brass parts in place of better hard steel. Pivot pins and cams that were steel in better designs were also plated brass or even cast aluminium or alloy. Several Japanese makers took the other route to controlling the focus, with gear coupled lenses, which eliminates the costly front plate extension mechanism. Stephen.
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