Closeup of Rollei TLR Strap
Photos courtesy of Dan W. Post
Photos courtesy of Dan W. Post
Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 22:31:29 -0500 (EST)
From: Jeffrey W Green jewgreen@copper.ucs.indiana.edu
To: rollei@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Rollei] non-Rollei strap solution
STRAPS: Since I am a poor beast right now, but have needs as well, I
decided to MAKE a strap fit my Rolleiflex instead of find some hyper
expensive Rollei strap. I want function, I'm not a collector (yet).
I had a standard OP/TECH strap that looked promising.
The problem as you well know (if you've ever tried to put anything
other than a Rollei strap on these things) is the wonderfuly
engineered strap 'lug' that accepts the Rollei strap clips wonderfully
but nothing else.
The biggest problem is the little center post.
On an OP/TECH strap you can take the part that normally fits into the
strap lug and slit it in two, just enough to be able to slide it in
up on to the post. Then finish attaching the strap as you would
normally. The split end piece does compromise the design and hold a
little bit, but not as much as you would think. I am going to field
test it for a few days to see if it comes loose at all, but it looks
promising. If it starts to fail at all, I am looking to my R and D
department (my idiot-wild ideas) to apply some epoxy or something to
the strap end to make sure it doesn't come out. This won't touch the
Rollei at all, but would make the end pieces basically non-removeable
unless cut off.
If you haven't seen an OP/TECH strap, it's worth looking at (no
affiliation) as the make the weight seem like 1/3 of what's really
there. Plus the ends that attatch to the camera are on little
buckle-clips that allow you to remove the main part of the strap at
will, only leaving the ends attached to the camera.
I hope this helps anyone who has struggled with straps for these
cameras. I'll follow-up with durability results, and vacation-abuse
results when I get back from Key West.
If anyone is truely corn-fused (as we say here in Indiana), then I can
make a simple diagram and post it on a webpage for clarification.
Ciao for now,
Jef Green
I solved the strap problem with a couple of the slit rings that are roughly
triangular; I slipped them over the outer part of the strap anchor, letting
them go AROUND the center post. I am able to use a narrow strap. with the
small buckles which I put above the viewfinder so they don't scratch it.
Works pretty well, though I haven't tried to take it off yet!
dwpost@msn.com
From Rollei List:
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 98
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi ramarren@bayarea.net
Subject: Re: [Rollei] TLR straps
>If you look in stores that haven't sold a Rollei camera in years, you can >find the straps cheap. I paid $10 for mine in perfect condition. However, >I find the leather bites into the skin and until I attach a different strap >to the clips, I will continue with the inverted crab hold on the camera, >which seems to work fine.
A long piece of neoprene rubber (similar to what a wetsuit is made of),
folded over the strap and stitched along the edge, does a lot to
alleviate the leather cutting into my neck. I only find it necessary if
I'm wandering about with a T shirt as if I have a jacket on, the leather
is resting on the outside of my jacket collar.
Godfrey
From Rollei List:
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 98
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi ramarren@bayarea.net
Subject: Re: [Rollei] TLR straps
Straps are available from HP Marketing. They're not cheap but are
excellent quality and worth it. About $70 new, if I remember correctly.
Godfrey
From Rollei List:
Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1998
From: Carl Lantz ccwlantz@worldnet.att.net
Subject: Re: [Rollei] TLR straps
While I have an almost new leather strap for my Rolleiflex, it is very
uncomfortable to use. Also, based on experience with other 'Flex straps they
begin to crack at the stress points adjacent to the camera clips. I don't
trust them in the long run.
SO, I bit the bullet and paid $30 to B&H; for a used Rollei strap to get the
alligator clips; the strap was trash and you may find them cheaper somewhere
else. For another $14 I bought a Tamron padded leather and nylon strap and,
after carefully removing the clips from the Rollei strap (grind or file the
rivet heads), I pop riveted the clips to the nylon webbing of the Tamron
strap . Place the smooth end of the rivet on the camera side. I used
instant glue to add a layer of old glove leather on the inside of the clips
where they can wear against the camera's hood to protect the hood. It is
very comfortable and safe for the camera.
Regards
Carl Lantz
Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1998
From: Stephen Dunn bicycle55@blazenet.net
To: rollei@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Cc: dmorton@journalist.co.uk
Subject: Re: [Rollei] TLR straps
How "mint" do you want it? If aesthetics isn't a problem get some used clips
from B+H. Speak to Marty Wein. I obtained a pair for about $30US and then
went to a farm feed store. In the tack section I picked up a leather strap
and affixed it with appropriate rivets. Good enough for Rollei--good enough
for me. Whole job with new leather for my 3.5E was about $37.
SD
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 99
From: Tad Cornwell tadc@jcdi.com
To: rmonagha@mail.smu.edu
Subject: Rollei Home-Brew Neck Strap
Thank you Robert Monaghan for organizing all of the postings and to all that
contribute. WHAT A RESOURCE!
I've just done what Dan Post did with the triangular split rings and it
works EXCELLENT! PFTHHHH to all those Rollei purists out there. This set-up
is bombproof! No worry about EVER triggering the alligator clips and seeing
your tool fall from your neck. If you carefully work the rings onto the
center post it is a harmless action. The attach the strap of your choice! I
prefer the Nikon thin strap. It doesn't have cooshy paddy, who needs it. I'd
much rather have the slight discomfort reminding me of the precision tool
hanging on my neck than the heartbreak of forgetting it's there and moving
in a way that may smash it into something.
Thanks Dan!
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999
From: "Thomas A. Frank" tfrank9@idt.net
Subject: [Rollei] Re: TLR Straps
>Can someone elaborate on the best way to make a useful TLR strap out of >the leather one with alligator clips? > >Looking at the brads on the clip ends it seems that attaching these to >modern type straps might be a real challenge!
My approach was as follows:
After removing the leather piece and the rivets, I had a machinist
friend of mine mill two slots (going outward each way from the rivet
holes, so that the clip now has what looks like a US air force emblem
punched out of it), and I threaded the narrow nylon webbing from the
new strap through these two slots, just like the plastic locking
pieces that are found on backpacks and such.
My description may not be that clear. I don't have a digital camera,
but if I can scan the piece in (I'll try over the weekend) in a
useable manner, I'll post the image somewhere.
Tom Frank
[Ed. note: More tips and ideas from the popular Rollei Mailing List:]
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999
From: PixelPete@aol.com
Subject: Re: TLR Straps WAS: Re: Advice (was Re: [Rollei] 2.8F WLF)
In a message dated 9/17/99 11:12:44 AM, jcoan@alumni.duke.edu writes:
Looking at the brads on the clip ends it seems that attaching these to
modern type straps might be a real challenge!
Not much challenge at all. Use a soldering iron to melt proper holes in a
nylon strap, and then use hardware store rivits to attach the strap. Wrap the
strap in durable tape (to prevent abrasion on that Minty WLF) and away you
go...
Peter
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999
From: Roy Feldman royfel@hotmail.com
Subject: [Rollei] Straps
For those of you who just want a nice nylon strap for a TLR the one sold
with the Polaroid Spectra works perfectly and the folks at Polaroid were
very helpful in finding me a "replacement".
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999
From: "G. Lehrer" jerryleh@pacbell.net
Subject: Re: TLR Straps WAS: Re: Advice (was Re: [Rollei] 2.8F WLF)
....
Roger and Pete
The original straps always seem to break just above the clip,about .75
to 1.00 inches from the actual end of the leather. Whatever replacement
you use, tape is not the best protector. Use heat-shrink sleeving,which
is available at Radio Shack. Now if I only could buy some clips to
experiment on! Any sellers out there?
Jerry
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999
From: cmiller@berkshire.net
Subject: [Rollei] Re: TLR Straps
Looking at the brads on the clip ends it seems that attaching these to
modern type straps might be a real challenge!
A few years ago I used one of the Domke "Grabber" straps and riveted it to
the alligator clips. After 40 years of using that old strap the act of
desecration was a bit painful but the new one is a real delight and security
is assured.
Curt
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999
From: William Robinson robinsons@rareamericana.com
Subject: Re: [Rollei] Re: TLR Straps(Inquiry about 2.8D)
I found that with a little effort you can work one of those narrow flat
(braided?) nylon straps down one through side of the strap holder on the
Rollei and up through the other side, then anchor it with the strap's
accompanying flip clip. The one I used came out of a Leica SLR outfit I
used until I got tired of losing great lens sharpness to mirror shake.
-Which is why I now a rangefinder and TLR fan.
William F. Robinson
....
From Rollei Mailing List:
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999
From: goch@unb.ca
Subject: [Rollei] Rollei Y clips
The Rolleiflex Y neckstrap clips are a wonderful convenience, but
until I managed to find a set (on a on a dead-animal strap) I used a
pair of "triangles" attached to the posts and a cheapo Pentax nylon
neckstrap. I still prefer the nylon strap, but those Rollei clips are a
marvel.
Myron
From: s.d.stokes@att.net (Sheldon D. Stokes)
Newsgroups: rec.photo.equipment.medium-format
Subject: newer rolleiflex strap idea
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999
I've got a rolleiflex 2.8E which uses the alligator clip strap. These
straps sell for a lot of money and are thin leather which isn't all that
comfortable to wear. I just bought a tamrac strap for general camera use
and it has thin nylon webbing that you slip through existing rings or
slots in older cameras. I got the tamrac leather padded strap (like $18
at the average camera store).
The thin nylon web will fit through one side of the clip assembly on each
side of the camera (with a little pushing), and can be used nicely on the
rolleiflex. As a bonus it won't scratch anything. It's a more
comfortable strap at less than half what it would cost to get a rollei
strap.
Sheldon
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999
From: Psycleman@aol.com
To: rollei@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Rollei] rolleiflex alligator strap replacement
Here's what I've done to replace and repair Rolleiflex straps. Its really
quite easy. For the straps with clips, I take it to a good local shoe repair
shop. He repairs luggage, handbags and many other leather articles. He knows
leather and how to sew and rivet. He orders a special, high grade, matching
brown, leather strap that's actually slightly thicker and superior in quality
to the Rolleiflex's original leather strap. It even has the narrow stampings
along the edges. He also orders a new, heavy duty, nickel plated buckle for
the connection to replace the original ... and it looks and works much
better, too. Then he carefully grinds off the original rivets without making
a mark on the clips and re-rivets the new strap with high grade steel rivets.
I think the cost was just $18.00. He's currently working on a leather
Shoulder Pad design that will match perfectly with this strap. If anyone
would like me to have this done for them, please reply off list. I was very
satisfied with his work. He also repairs all my old cases.
If you use the eveready case and want to replace the old straps on it, he
grinds off the rivets and rivets on a new petite stainless steel "D" ring
that has a small clamp going over it. Now I can attach any strap I want. My
favorite for Rolleiflex is a tan Domke. I can use the same strap on several
cameras.
Neil Lubin
From Rollei Mailing List:
Date: Sat, 04 Dec 1999
From: Roy Feldman royfel@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [Rollei] Strap
TIP-The rather plain nylon strap furnished with the Polaroid "Spectra" fits
onto the posts of the TLR perfectly and the folks at polaroid are very
helpful in finding replacements.
From Rollei Mailing List:
Date: Sun, 5 Dec 1999
From: Gaz Rowlands growlands@cwcom.net
Subject: [Rollei] Rollei Strap
I use the nylon strap from a Leica M6. The strap fits through the lugs and
is solid enough, but doesn't suit the case. I intend to have the alligator
clips fitted to overcome this. Spoils the mintcondition factor, but it is
much more comfortable.
Gaz Rowlands
From Rollei Mailing List:
Date: Sun, 5 Dec 1999
From: "Sheldon D. Stokes" s.d.stokes@att.net
Subject: Re: [Rollei] rolleiflex alligator strap replacement
>All the previous makeshift and make-do adaptations seem to forget that >we often carry the camera in the case. If you have a jury-rigged strap >in the camera, it WON'T fit in the case. Solve that problem, guys!
I solved that problem rather quickly by realizing that the never-ready case
was a total pain in the butt. I leave that at home. I keep the rollei in
a camera bag or around my neck.
I must be strange, because I don't find that case to be handy at all. I
have to flip down the front, then I can flip up the viewing hood and remove
the lens cap. Then I can take a picture but I've now got his heavy floppy
front case element changing the balance of the camera and being
distracting.
Sheldon
From Rollei Mailing List:
Date: Sun, 05 Dec 1999
From: Andre Calciu a.calciu@anent.com
Subject: Re: [Rollei] rolleiflex alligator strap replacement
you should see the crappy case they supply for the 2.8gx cameras. it is
made of
flappy leather (real or fake) with zippers. it offers NO protection to the
camera, other than keeping the cosmetics in good shape. once you open it, the
front end tends to flap up and almost obstruct the taking lens. clearly the
folks in braunschweig were smoking something funny when they thought out this
piece of crap.
...
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000
From: Michael Levy mblevy@earthlink.net
To: rmonagha@post.cis.smu.edu
Subject: Rollei straps an d yashica batteries plus a question
.....
Finally the addition to your site, re "Weird Rollei Alligator Straps"
The standard Rollei Strap is an instrument of torture, especially to
anyone with cervical arthritis. The Op-Tech Strap which is a relatively
cheap (c. $25) flexible padded strap is wonderful, but the scheme
suggested of slitting the end tabs then sliding them around the center
post on the Rollei E and F TLRs does not work.
Just buy the RIGHT end piece! Op-Tech makes one with a cord that easily
pushes down into the slot then yo just stick the detachable end buckle
back thru and voila! You can now put the op tech strap of your choice on
the camera. You DO have to opt for attaching the loop either fore or aft
pof the centerpost. I find aft works for me. (I have not dropped a Rollei
since fitting them with Op=Tech straps.
From ROllei Mailing List:
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999
From: "Sheldon D. Stokes" s.d.stokes@att.net
Subject: [Rollei] rolleiflex alligator strap replacement
I've got a rolleiflex 2.8E which uses the alligator clip strap. Those
straps sell for a lot of money and aren't all that comfortable to wear, I
find mine to be annoying at best. I just bought a tamrac strap for
general camera use and it has thin nylon webbing that you slip through
existing rings or slots in older cameras. I got the tamrac leather padded
strap (like $18 at the average camera store).
The thin nylon web will fit through one side of the clip assembly on each
side of the camera (with a little pushing), and can be used nicely on the
rolleiflex. As a bonus it won't scratch anything. It's a more
comfortable strap at less than half what it would cost to get a rollei
strap.
Sheldon
From ROllei Mailing List:
[Ed. note: related issue...]
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999
From: Jan Böttcher jab@bios.de
Subject: Re: [Rollei] rolleiflex cases / aftermarket
imagineero I guess the simple answer is because people will pay for them.
There aren;t any aftermarket alternatives that I am aware of. i am not
really clued up on all the different cases made, but it is my
understanding that there are ...
There "is" (used to be) a Benser soft black leather case, that should fit
many Rolleiflex TLRs.
Jan
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999
From: Robert Marvin marvbej@earthlink.net
To: rmonagha@post.cis.smu.edu
Subject: Rollei TLR strap
Last week, I had a shoemaker remove the rivets holding the alligator clips
on my cracking 40 year old leather strap and re-rivet them onto a nylon
strap I picker up for a few bucks @ a flea market.
He charged all of $6.00. Its now much stronger and considerably more
comfortable than the old strap.
Bob Marvin
From Rollei Mailing List:
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000
From: John Hicks jbh@magicnet.net
Subject: Re: [Rollei] Search might be over (was klunker!)
you wrote:
>You can buy all you need at B&H; Photo. They have new straps for $35
The only Rollei straps I could find on B&H; are for the 6000
series; these
will _not_ fit the old TLRs. Of course maybe I didn't look in the right
place.
TLR straps have what's commonly called alligator-clip ends. The clips
insert into the rectangular slot and clip onto the post in the center.
Marflex had some new alligator-clip straps available a couple of years
ago and may still have some. Price was around $80. (!)
The can be found on ebay, but the going price for a decent one will be
maybe $50.
A strap which has a rather narrow end piece can be stuffed into the
rectangular slot, then looped up and secured as is done with most modern
35mm cameras. I've used a Domke strap this way; a drawback is that the
strap ends tend to stick straight up and may interfere with using the w/l
finder or winding the camera. The Rollei alligator-clip strap has hinges
in the top of the clips that allow the strap to hang straight downward and
the clips permit the whole thing to be quickly removed if the camera's
being used on a tripod.
This is a bit retentive. (g)
I'd sure put a filter on the lens of a knockaround camera, not so much
that the lens would get damaged directly but that it'd get pretty crappy
and would need to be cleaned often, and it's better to scrub (and
eventually throw away) a filter than the lens. Bay II filters are
available from Heliopan and B+W, usually on a special-order basis and they
take just about forever to arrive.
Bay II metal shades are another common ebay item; if dinged and bent is
ok, prices can be sorta reasonable. I've seen only one Rollei rubber Bay
II shade on ebay, but it was boxed and went for some hilarious price. I
once owned one but sold it on the camera; wish I'd kept it.
John Hicks
jbh@magicnet.net
From Rollei Mailing List:
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000
From: Michael Levy yvel@adelphia.net
Subject: [Rollei] Re: Carrying Rolleiflex TLRS
DO NOT BOTHER WITH ROLLEFLEX STRAPS!!!!
Not even the alligator clip ones (for the later models) unless you are
some
sort of masochist or very young and don't worry abut cervical arthritis --
which you'll get for sure, using that narrow, leather strap.
Here's what I use on all my Rolleis (and even on some RF 35 mm
cameras): A
2-inch wide rubberized nylon Op-Tech Strap.
These are adjustable for length and acve quick-release clip-on end pieces
so that you can fit the ends to the cameras and use one strap for all of
them, if you want to be frugal or save space.
One of the strap-end designs has a loop of thin braided cor that I fish
thru the Rollei side piece (I find having it behind the center pin works
best for me) and then push the quick release art back thru the loop to
secure it. Then clip the end piece to the strap, proper and ouy are done.
The company makes a rubber strap- type end piece, too whicb is designed to
wrap around a bar-type support, but it seems to work on older Rolleis,
too.
Just push the round hole over the button oin th side of the Rollei and
then pull up so the slit takes the weight. Seems to be secure enough on my
MX-EVS, anyway..
Mike
From Rollei Mailing List:
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000
From: Jay Kumarasamy jayk@cisco.com
Subject: Re: [Rollei] Rollei Strap Clips
Dave,
I have reused the scissor clips on another leather strap. The original
had become brittle, and almost snapped at the clips.
I just drilled holes, to remove the original rivets, and put new rivets on
to the new strap. Not difficult.
- Jay
> Has anyone on the list replaced the leather and re-riveting it to hold > it in the original clips?
From Rollei Mailing List:
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000
From: Roland Smith roland@dnai.com
Subject: Re: [Rollei] Rollei Strap Clips
Hello Huff:
I have replaced the leather on two straps with a new and better quality
leather than the original.
I purchased the precut strap from a leather supply along with rivets. You
will want to make sure the posts on the rivets are slim enough to pass
through the holes in the clips.
I ground the old rivets on the leather side of the clips in order to
remove them and the old leather. A moto tool works well for this.
Using the clips as a template, I marked and punch holes in the new strap.
Being sure to have the finished side of the strap so it would be facing
out, I compressed the new rivets and the strap was ready to go.
Roland Smith
roland@dnai.com
...
From Rollei Mailing List:
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000
From: John Lehman al7jj@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Rollei] Rollei Strap Clips
Dave Huffman huff@teleport.com wrote"
> Has anyone on the list replaced the leather and re-riveting > it to hold it in the original clips?
I reriveted a set of clips on a nylon strap with a
wide padded neo-whatever-it-is neckstrap which I use
on my F; alot easier on the neck and back.
From Rollei Mailing List:
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001
From: "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" peterk@avaya.com
Subject: [Rollei] Pad for TLR neck strap
Domke makes a Post Office Style shoulder pad which is about 2 3/4 inches
wide. Probably too large to use with the skinny leather strap. Does work
great with most camera bags though. They made a rubber one that was about
$14 with clips so you could clip it on to the strap but I think its
discontinued. My suggestion is to take a small foam type strap like a
Op/Tech Cinch strap make for P&S; cameras. Cut out a small section and put
two small slits with a razor blade in teach end about 1/2 from the end to
allow your rollei leather strap to fit through. Now you have a customer
cushion for your Rollei, and its cheap too...er...umm... I mean
inexpensive.
Peter K
From Rollei Mailing List:
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001
From: Gerald Lehrer jerryleh@pacbell.net
Subject: Re: [[Rollei] Pad for TLR neck strap]
Allen
Op-Tech makes a strap end of a tough flexible
plastic which I cut short and rivet to the clips.
If I attach the clips to the woven strap ends, I
make a "clamp washer" out of a piece of Rollei
strap, about an inch or so, long. This washer
sandwiches the web strap to the clips.
I hope the rest of you RUGers realize that the
better Op-tech straps have only a limited amount
of "give" then the come up solid against the web
strap in parallel with the foam. The designers of
the Op-Tech are no fools; their only shortcoming
is that they don't reproduce the Rollei clips. They
do reproduce the Hasselblad clips which are idiot-
proof. I understand that they reproduce the Rollei
6000 series SLR clips also, just not the TLR ones.
Jerry
From Rollei Mailing List;
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001
From: "Thomas A. Frank" taf@wiredwizard.com
Subject: Re: Re: [[Rollei] Pad for TLR neck strap]
>Has anybody here discovered a satisfactory way to attach those scissors >attachments on F straps to a wider, more modern load-distribution style >neckstraps? I have used some work-arounds, but none of them confidence- >inspiring. My object is to retain the quick attach/detach feature while >easing the load on shoulder and neck.
My approach will be considered heresy :-)
I drilled out the rivet and removed the leather strap (which was
falling apart). I then had two parallel slots milled across the
width of the attachment piece, through which I threaded the strap, as
you would on the attachment of a shoulder strap to a back pack.
Works perfectly.
jpegs available on request.
In response to other related issues - I would NOT trust the "guide
bars" to hold the weight of the camera. And I wouldn't rivet the
OP/TECH strap, as I've had bad luck with rivets through woven
material. If you know a good sail maker, they can probably do it
right; however, for home applied applications, I recommend against it.
On the other hand, Peter K's suggestion of simply putting the
material from on OP/TECH strap over the leather is even better!
Tom Frank
From ROllei Mailing LIst;
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001
From: VinLiN92@cs.com
Subject: Re: [[Rollei] Pad for TLR neck strap]
Alan,
Superior Leather at 7 West 30 St., 9FL, NYC put the "gator clips on a new
Hassy neck strap for ca. $10. Professional job and he says he does this a
lot. The Hassy strap looks and feels great with my Rolleis.
Vincent L. Gookin
vinlin92@cs.com
From Rollei Mailing List;
Date: Tue, 01 May 2001
From: Richard Knoppow dickburk@ix.netcom.com
Subject: Re: [Rollei] Re: Leather Shoulder Strap Preservation
you wrote:
>> I have a very nice shoulder strap that I recently acquired. It looks like it >> was hardly used. However, the leather is very dry. It is not cracked. Any >> suggestions as to a preservative I might use? > >If you go to a high quality shoe store they will sell you some leather >conditioner. Buy the best one you can. The tube will last a long time, so the >cost per camera case is very low. Avoid neatsfoot oil for this application. It >is better suited for saddles etc. > >Richard
There is a very little on leather on the Conservation On Line site at
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu
The US Forest service has a news letter discussing the preservation of
leather. The conclusion is that nothing works very well as a preservative.
While dressings as suggested above do improve flexibility they do not
prevent rot and may even encourage it by acting as nutrients for the
bacteria that cause it.
Many leather dressings contain neatsfoot oil, Lexol for one.
My experience with Neatsfoot oil and leather bellows is that it tends to
soak right through the rather thin leather and make mush of the cardboard
stiffeners.
Other sources of reliable information would be welcome.
----
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles,Ca.
dickburk@ix.netcom.com
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 From: Roger Wiser wiserr@cni-usa.com> To: rollei@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Rollei] TLR Scissors strap Mark, I had a similar situation. I carefully removed the rivets by drilling them out. Then I had a cobbler rivet a strong nylon strap of equivalent width. The cost was about $2. A cobbler can probably remove the rivets if you don't want to mess with that. Roger mark.blackman1@btinternet.com wrote: > I noticed (just in time) that the leather on my strap is just about to giveway, right next to the two rivets that attach the scissor grip to the stap. Is this something that, say, a cobbler should easily repair?
From rollei mailing list: Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 From: Siu Fai siufai@dds.nl Subject: RE: [Rollei] Rollei 3.5 E Xenotar > Now if Megatron could be persuaded to fabricate some T type and > F type cells at a sensible price, a lot of us would be made happier. I'll definately joint the group. And let some Chinese of Taiwanese manufacturer start making the meter covers as well (I think they already make diffusors). BTW: Someone on Klaus Harms' Rollei forum says that Rollei has start making the scissors/alligator straps again. See here: http://www.f25.parsimony.net/forum62166/messages/119.htm Siu Fai
From rollei mailing list: Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2002 From: Jim Akins james-l@pacbell.net Subject: Re: [Rollei] Strap type for Rolleicord Vb? Hello Joe, I have 2 VBs and a VA, both have the same strap fixture but no straps. I believe they use the same strap as a 2.8C or a MXV EVS Rolleiflex. Any way you can go to this URL, click on the Rolleicord page, some good images of the strap fixture. Good luck, Jim http://johnsrolleionlypage.homestead.com/index_1_1.html
[Ed. note: good news for strap buyers...] from rollei mailing list: Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 From: Siu Fai siufai@dds.nl Subject: RE: [Rollei] Best way to operate a T? >By the way, while I have your attention, where can I get a strap? Are they still being >made or do I need to watch ebay until one surfaces? Rollei has recently started making these straps again to use with there FX. Just check at your local distributor. Siu Fai
From rollei mailing list: Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 From: Jerry Lehrer jerryleh@postoffice.pacbell.net Subject: Re: [Rollei] Rollei TLR neckstrap clips RUGers Sounds great, I guess. $52+$3.50=$55.50 and then ya gotta get a strap and have it riveted to the clips. Such a deal! Jerry Marflex@aol.com wrote: > We now have the scissor type Rollei neckstrap clips available. > $26.00 ea. + $ 3.50 S/H. > > Martin W. Arndt > Rollei Professional Service > Marflex Service Corporation > PO Box 633, > 16 Chapin Rd., Unit 906 > Pine Brook, NJ 07058 > 973 808-9626 Phone > 973 808-1706 Fax
From: sandy@wambua.com (sandy) Newsgroups: rec.photo.equipment.medium-format Subject: Re: neck strap for Rollei automat X Date: 11 Jan 2004 Hi Bob Thanks for your reply. The mods that you referred to me applied to the scissor clamp on most rolleis. The automat X has an anchor and a post below the anchor. The post bears the weight, The anchor is thin aluminum and quite fragile. THANKS sandy