Rolleiflex 2.8F Xenotar: Synchro Compur Shutter and Mainspring
Originally posted on Instagram. Notes from the repair bench, kept here as a searchable archive. View the original on Instagram
Servicing a Rolleiflex 2.8F w/Xenotar lens. This really clean example needed a shutter service as the blades were sticking partially open as seen in the second photo. Needed a typical Synchro Compur shutter cleaning/lubrication. I also replaced the main spring as it was quite worn. The last photo shows the worn spring on the left and the new shutter spring on the right.
The third photo shows my stereo microscope setup for examining/repairing shutters. About twenty years ago I started using a stereo scope to do my precision repairs and it’s very helpful. Not just to ageing eyes but also it helps me see these mechanisms at a different level and I think improves the quality of repairs.
While I don’t service the Rolleiflex cameras as part of my business any longer (limited time and parts stock), this camera was purchased by my son some time ago in not working condition and I have been putting off repairing it. Now, at the end of the year, I thought it would be a good time to get it in operation as he is anxious to put it to use.
