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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: matteoprez on January 03, 2012, 10:45:17 pm

Title: Rolleiflex 6003 Pro Mirror Problem
Post by: matteoprez on January 03, 2012, 10:45:17 pm

Hi everyone,

I have a Rolleiflex 6003 Pro, absolutely spot onand in perfect conditions, camera that never gave me any troubles. That is, until today.
I was happily shooting, when the mirror locked itself up and since then it has failed to go down.
It is stuck in an 'horizontal' position, i.e. parallel to the viewfinder. I removed the lens, the hood and opened to back to have a clear look, but I was unable to bring down the mirror to its 'normal', 45 degrees position.

The exposure LED are all lit up, the camera is not taking any reading; however, f-stops & shutter speed are properly showned. I have also got a message 'bc-full'
Batteries & fuses are in perfect order. Everything else in the camera seems to be doing fine.

I have the original instruction manual, which I have carefully read; unfortunately, the troubleshooting sectionis not very helpful on this one.

Anyone has any idea on what is going on? I'd truly appreciate any help.

Regards,

Matteo Prezioso

Title: Re: Rolleiflex 6003 Pro Mirror Problem
Post by: Neil Folberg on January 04, 2012, 03:08:14 pm

Hello, I suggest that you contact DHW (successors to Rollei) and ask your question - my contact there is

Katharina Hartje
[email protected]

She usually answers within a day or two.

I had this happen once a very long time ago and just turned it off and took out the battery and it snapped back.

Best wishes, Neil

Title: Re: Rolleiflex 6003 Pro Mirror Problem
Post by: matteoprez on January 04, 2012, 04:10:32 pm

Hi Neil,

I'll do that. Thanks for the hint.

Regards,

Matteo Prezioso

Title: Re: Rolleiflex 6003 Pro Mirror Problem
Post by: matteoprez on May 13, 2015, 11:47:42 am

So,

2 years, 11 months later the camera has been fixed. I decided not to have it fixed at Fototechnik because they were so incredibly expensive I could have just got another one from eBay, and that's I think the reason why they went busted, their prices...

Thank to an Italian photographer in Bogotá, COL (just like me) I was introduced to THE MAN, i.e. one of the best camera repairers I've even known. Blas Iannini, that's his name, that shall be remembered. Italo-Colombian, so incredibly professional, fantastic work.
The problem with the camera was a... how it is called, a small dented wheel whose dents were eaten up. He made two of them using a lathe (one extra just in case...), smashing the estimate I got from Fototechnik.

I finally got my Rollei 6003 Pro back, that's what counts. Back to work now.