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Re: [Rollei] Rolleicord Vb shutter cocking

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Joe,

Trying my mint Rolleicord Vb, which was serviced last year by Marflex, the 
shutter cocking lever has a good bit of spring tension to it, but it is 
smooth throughout it's stroke and shouldn't feel at all difficult to move. 
There is a very slight amount of play, which feels like a softer spring, at 
the beginning of the stroke, just before the heavy spring is engaged. Once 
the shutter is cocked, there is a small amount of play, but that is to be 
expected and feels normal. Also, there should be no play on the shutter 
release button. There is a soft spring on this as well which, when depressed, 
increases in tension just prior to the point of tripping the shutter. BTW 
Marflex does a great job. Hope this helps.

Neil

> the shutter cocking action is quite stiff. My
> recollection of my daughters Rolleicord V are that it feels a lot
> easier than this. I'm assuming that this is not right for a Vb and
> that a shutter service will fix it. Also the cocking/firing lever has
> a bit of play in it which doesn't feel right either in what is a
> precision tool like this. To Rolleicord users; do these things sound
> like they will be fixed by a service?


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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=2>Joe,<BR>
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Trying my mint Rolleicord Vb, which was serviced last year by Marflex, the shutter cocking lever has a good bit of spring tension to it, but it is smooth throughout it's stroke and shouldn't feel at all difficult to move. There is a very slight amount of play, which feels like a softer spring, at the beginning of the stroke, just before the heavy spring is engaged. Once the shutter is cocked, there is a small amount of play, but that is to be expected and feels normal. Also, there should be no play on the shutter release button. There is a soft spring on this as well which, when depressed, increases in tension just prior to the point of tripping the shutter. BTW Marflex does a great job. Hope this helps.<BR>
<BR>
Neil<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">the shutter cocking action is quite stiff. My<BR>
recollection of my daughters Rolleicord V are that it feels a lot<BR>
easier than this. I'm assuming that this is not right for a Vb and<BR>
that a shutter service will fix it. Also the cocking/firing lever has<BR>
a bit of play in it which doesn't feel right either in what is a<BR>
precision tool like this. To Rolleicord users; do these things sound<BR>
like they will be fixed by a service?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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