Why doesn't the Metz flash flash with the Rolleiflex SL66?

[Leader Jones]

I'm trying to get an old Metz 45 CT-4 flash to flash plugged to a Rolleiflex SL66 to photograph the cat indoors

On the SL66 using the standard Metz PC sync-cord thingy:
FP socket it fires (of course that's of no practical use )
X socket doesn't fire

On my Nikon FM using the standard Metz PC sync-cord:
X socket fires no problem

Is there a wire loose in the SL66? It would be nice to use a flash without having to invest in an LS lens! How are the LS lenses anyway for sharpness/bokeh/rendering? (a Distagon for a standard lens sounds quite strange )

Leader.

 

[AgX]

Could be:

-) the shutter and its contacts
-) the body with a broken wire
-) corrosion at the body PC contact
-) some deformation at either PC connector, that makes the thing still it work on the Nikon, but not on the Rollei

 

[Leader Jones]

Could be:

-) the shutter and its contacts
-) the body with a broken wire
-) corrosion at the body PC contact
-) some deformation at either PC connector, that makes the thing still it work on the Nikon, but not on the Rollei

Hi AgX,

They are good starting points. I will keep testing. Thanks!

Leader.

 

[MattKing]

The mechanisms in shutters that set synch to X and/or FP are just as capable of getting gummed up as anything mechanical, except in a lot of cases they get gummed up without anyone noticing. The camera should be checked. It may be cleaning, lubricating and adjusting (CLA) will be enough to solve the problem.

 

[ic-racer]

The x-synch mechanism is in the camera body and may be in need of repair or adjustment.