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The Rollei factory has started up again under the name of DHW Fototechnik. I have since emailed the factory twice but did not get a reply in either case. I am told that these units are good for 100,000 exposures which spread over four lenses is about 400,000 exposures. If Rollei were still in existence they could have repaired the shutter/aperture assembly, which is the bit that is most likely to fail but these are made ‘in house’, so when Rollei ‘went’ so did these units. Zeiss were even worse and could not offer any service at all on the 60mm. Schneider told me that they could only do repairs on the optics on my 40mm and 90mm but not on the electronic shutter. This perhaps was the reason for the high cost of the repair of the 4560 back in the first place. Just after the magazine back fiasco, Rollei went bankrupt. Mr Takahashi may well answer the phone himself. A service on an ETR-Si was just less than £50.00 including VAT and return postage. Takahashi is the man to contact (or his wife Andrea). If any of you have products sold by Intro 2020 and need service or advice (Tamron and Gossen) then Mr. Whilst this is true, the SQ is a bigger camera and the size and weight of these things were also important. Mr Takahashi also suggested that the SQ system might be better as it is 6 x 6 like the Rolleiflex AND the backs could be interchanged without remembering to change the film speed. Ivor Matanle had said this in one of his articles on ‘Classics to Use’. He said that the PE range were the equal of Zeiss. He asked me if I had heard of ‘Hassebrad’ and Zeiss optics. Takahashi who was most pleasant and very helpful. I did contact Intro 2020 (the agents) over this and I spoke with a Mr. Before I bought anything I made several enquiries as to the general handling etc. At that time for £299.00, Ffordes were selling a Bronica ETR-Si with AE II prism, back and 75mm PE lens.
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Fortunately my friend intervened and for £220.00 I got the repair plus a battery pack re-celled. The repair cost was a staggering £320.00.
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I expected the repair of the 4560 back to be more, allowing for the five-year interval and the change of the exchange rate, I expected no more than £150.00. The cost of repair for the 6 x 6 back was about £80.00 - a tidy sum but not unmanageable. Several years ago, I had bought a 6 x 6 back which had a similar problem. Now, what prompted all this was one of the 4560 backs, which had a split in the laminar draw-slide. I was also frightened that the second-hand value of Rolleiflex SLR’s might go the same way.
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Bronica had ceased trading about seven years ago causing the second-hand value to plummet. When I bought a 6006, it was barely dearer than a Bronica but not any longer.
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I am not a professional photographer just an enthusiastic amateur and I cannot justify such a large amount of money on a hobby. However, the potential sale of the Rolleiflex 6008 brings thoughts of having £4000 cash and was very tempting. But he did say that if he were only allowed one camera, then this would be his Agfa Super Isolette as it was light and folded almost flat and gave excellent results. One of my photo friends, who sadly died last year, had about six TLR’s. I also find TLR’s quite bulky as well and much prefer a 35mm range-finder camera, such as the Rollei 35RF, if I have got to walk far. If you are going out with the specific purpose to take photographs, that is one thing, but taking a camera as a matter of course on a shopping trip then that is something quite different. The camera is not particularly heavy in itself but try carrying it around for an afternoon then you realise just how heavy it really is. I have also noticed that as I get older, carrying heavy equipment is becoming very tiresome pushing the use of a Rollei 6008 definitely into a ‘back seat’. Now I am 63 and have ‘old age’ to contend with (I hope!). The cost of a similar Bronica ETR-Si outfit was less than £1,500. Of course, if you need to buy then the reverse is true. Likewise, in mid summer, thoughts of Spain etc. Christmas is a bad time, as people don’t have the money. Using E-bay yields less money but you get the money NOW. What it is worth retail is one thing, actually selling at retail is another. The estimated value of this was about £6,500 retail. My outfit consisted of a 6008 AF body with three 4560 magazine backs, 40mm f3.5 Super Angulon, 60mm f3.5 Distagon, 90mm f4 Makro Apo-Symmar, 150mm Rolleigon and a x 2 converter, plus of course small accessories. Now I know that this would appear to be heresy to even suggest this, never mind actually doing it. I have recently sold my Rolleiflex 6008 AF outfit in favour of Bronica.