Rolleicord Va CLA - video

[baachitraka]

Not my video or work.

The one video I recently enjoyed...

 

[Saganich]

Apropos for Halloween...Just watching the dismantling and cleaning of the shutter escapement was terrifying. I once mistakenly dumped the blades out of an Elmar 50mm Focomat IIB lens while cleaning the elements and spent a week, working at least two hours a day, trying to get shutter blades back in...I had to make a tool using a paperclip to hold the blades down in place while inserting the last one in.

 

[JPD]

I saw that a while ago and the thumbnail reminded me of the fake restoration videos Youtube is flooded with, when they walk in the jungle and just happen to find a broken, very dirty object, and then pretend to restore it. I was surprised it wasn't one of those!

 

[baachitraka]

I saw that a while ago and the thumbnail reminded me of the fake restoration videos Youtube is flooded with, when they walk in the jungle and just happen to find a broken, very dirty object, and then pretend to restore it. I was surprised it wasn't one of those!

Yes, those Rolex watches :-(

He said that it took 6 weeks to make that video. Apart from the shutter, Rolleicord is fairly simple inside even compared to SLR.

 

[aoresteen]

I saw it also. My question was why? If it was a Rollei 2.8 I could understand the effort but the hours he put is was incredible. Truly a labor of love.

 

[baachitraka]

I saw it also. My question was why? If it was a Rollei 2.8 I could understand the effort but the hours he put is was incredible. Truly a labor of love.

Difficult to answer the purpose but the process was throughly enjoyable.

HIs other videos are equally good.

 

[JPD]

I saw it also. My question was why? If it was a Rollei 2.8 I could understand the effort but the hours he put is was incredible. Truly a labor of love.

His channel is monetised and has ads, so he makes some money too.

 

[Hassasin]

His channel is monetised and has ads, so he makes some money too.

Does it change effort he put into it, work and video ?

 

[Hassasin]

It’s certainly nice to see how some of these restorations are done

 

[choiliefan]

I wouldn't mind getting my Art Deco 'Cord restored.

 

[baachitraka]

I wouldn't mind getting my Art Deco 'Cord restored.

send it to him and hope for the best.

 

[MattKing]

Does it change effort he put into it, work and video ?

No, but it helps us understand part of what may have been factored in when he decided to undertake and complete the task.

 

[Hassasin]

No, but it helps us understand part of what may have been factored in when he decided to undertake and complete the task.

Do you mean if it were free with no click-pays it would have had more value to it? I know we're used to free stuff, which in this case it is still free to viewer anyways.

When I read how much "top names" in click-pays get for single post on Instagram, I totally lose faith in logic, statistics, and the Universe

 

[MattKing]

Do you mean if it were free with no click-pays it would have had more value to it? I know we're used to free stuff, which in this case it is still free to viewer anyways.

When I read how much "top names" in click-pays get for single post on Instagram, I totally lose faith in logic, statistics, and the Universe

Not necessarily.
But if someone is debating where they are going to invest time and effort, they are likely to factor into the calculation any financial benefit that may attach to each of the choices.
Back when I ran or helped run a small business, I often had to prioritize my limited time based on the expected return on my efforts. If one is depending on income to eat, keep a roof over one's head, pay one's rent or staff or just keep doing the hobbies that one likes to do, it is entirely prudent to factor in the financial aspects.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

I watched the entire video. Fascinating!

 

[JPD]

There are some youtubers who do certain repairs cheaper or for free because they earn enough money by uploading videos of the repair process that get more than enough views to pay for the work by them showing ads. Even when the service is not free, the customer, and the viewers, get to see what's being done and how. (I'm not going to name any channels, so don't ask.)

 

[albireo]

An enjoyable watch.

The camera was in such poor condition that even after all this painstaking work it looked well used. It doesn't even seem to really perform that well either - very uneven frame spacing he's getting on that test roll. The focusing adjustment looked really crude too.

But kudos to the technician. One more working Rolleicord in the world is a good thing.

 

[ChrisGalway]

An enjoyable watch.

The camera was in such poor condition that even after all this painstaking work it looked well used. It doesn't even seem to really perform that well either - very uneven frame spacing he's getting on that test roll. The focusing adjustment looked really crude too.

But kudos to the technician. One more working Rolleicord in the world is a good thing.

We'll never know how well it performed, but those shutter speeds looked remarkably accurate to me.

I was fascinated by the whole video. How does he remember how to put it all back together? And how did those engineers at Franke & Heidecke design all those details ... I just can't imagine this being made nowadays.

 

[albireo]

And how did those engineers at Franke & Heidecke design all those details ... I just can't imagine this being made nowadays.

Absolutely. I was thinking the same. Precision mechanical industrial design at its finest was an incredible human achievement.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

I was wondering the same...

 

[Hassasin]

An enjoyable watch.

The camera was in such poor condition that even after all this painstaking work it looked well used. It doesn't even seem to really perform that well either - very uneven frame spacing he's getting on that test roll. The focusing adjustment looked really crude too.

But kudos to the technician. One more working Rolleicord in the world is a good thing.

Based on what do you say that I will never know. There is virtually nothing on that video to come to these conclusions. And the camera was dumpster bound, would have probably get thrown off the truck before garbage depot so as not to offend other garbage.

 

[albireo]

Based on what do you say that I will never know. There is virtually nothing on that video to come to these conclusions.

Based on my own experience with owning this camera, in several copies, because it happens to be one of my favourite cameras of all time.

Also based on the video itself. There is literally footage of those Fuji 400H Pro negatives from the test roll, towards the end of the video, showing the issue I mentioned.

And the camera was dumpster bound, would have probably get thrown off the truck before garbage depot so as to offend other garbage.

and that's exactly why I wrote "kudos to the technician. One more working Rolleicord in the world is a good thing."

 

[ChrisGalway]

Absolutely. I was thinking the same. Precision mechanical industrial design at its finest was an incredible human achievement.

And no CAD or computer-controlled machine tools either!

Was the bare chassis a machined casting? Does anyone know?

 

[Alex Varas]

And no CAD or computer-controlled machine tools either!

Was the bare chassis a machined casting? Does anyone know?

Chris, remembering is easy, just make a lot of pictures after every screw out ))

 

[Dan Daniel]

I was fascinated by the whole video. How does he remember how to put it all back together? And how did those engineers at Franke & Heidecke design all those details ... I just can't imagine this being made nowadays.

Along with a digital camera, and exploded mechanical drawings, cameras are also a series of sub-assemblies. You'll see distinct piles of parts, or separate boxes or bins, on many repair benches.

Rollei had a very nice habit of using distinct screws in sub-assemblies. So screws that hold a side panel in place will not hold a focus hood in, etc. Varying diameter, threading, head design, etc. It's almost difficult to put the wrong screw in somewhere. And then parts have ways of 'telling you.' Notches for springs, etc,

Yes, the chassis is an aluminum casting that was machined. Not made by Rollei; I think there are at least two supplier names to be found inside over time and models. Here's a photo of a setup to index and drill/tap both sides of the chassis block after machining.

And more factory photos-

Doble objetivo: Rollei factory Braunschweig 1959

dobleobjetivo.blogspot.com