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Simon Blashill
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 10:17 am: | 
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I recently bought a Rolleiflex F 3.5 Planar
It is practically all in working order and produces fantastic shots. When using the sports finder though (by folding down the front of the waist level shade) I noticed the mirror, which should give a view of the top of the focus screen through a small lens below the frame mask, is missing. This mirror is trapezoidal in shape and appears to press into place and is retained by a spring-loaded plate.
Any idea where I could get a replacement mirror? I'm not having a lot of luck finding anyone who can supply an original. Does anyone supply suitably thin mirror glass/plastic (1mm max) that can be cut to shape? |
Stuart Willis
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 06, 2005 - 07:38 am: |
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Simon...
Any decent optical laboratory can make up such a mirror for you. The glass is surface aluminised and they would be very familiar with such process. Also - whilst we in Australia do not manufacture such product, most glass specialists carry sheets which are imported from California, USA.
Whilst a fine camera such as a Rolleiflex Planar deserves a precise original clone mirror - the sports-finder mirror to which you refer isn't particularly critical and in practice you wouldn't pick the difference between a surface aluminised mirror and a normal back-silvered mirror. The 1mm gauge is however critical.
Hope this helps
Stuart Willis |
Mark Pearce
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 07, 2005 - 06:32 am: |
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Used Polaroid One-Step cameras can often be found for next to nothing at yard sales and thrift shops, and they contain a mirror that is just about perfect for the main reflex mirror in an Automat and can be trimmed to fit the sportsfinder with little difficulty. I replaced the main mirror in an Automat I with one of these.
Mark P. |
paul ron
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 - 07:43 am: |
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I have plenty of first surface mirror if you need a piece cut for your camera. E-mail me at [email protected]
Paul NYC |
