r/Rolleiflex

My first post was deemed NSFW and removed (apparently a sculpture from 1920 had some naughty bits). Did a central coast (California) road trip and brought my 70-yr-old Rollei with me. Meter works great, but I’m usually f/8 and 1/250 with this film during the day. It and Acros are my favorite BW emulsions. Always get lots of questions when I’m carrying it - the weirdest one is always “does it work?” No - I’m carrying this boat anchor up and down stairs for the sheer joy of it.

Hi guys. My grandad died when I was very young meaning I don’t remember him at all. I’ve recently found his old rolleiflex - he was a journalist and photographer - and would love to properly use it to feel closer to him.

I will also obviously research online but I thought it would be helpful to ask people with firsthand knowledge of the cameras for help. I shot a roll of Ilford 400 but the pictures came out over/underexposed (attached an example). The camera has a built in light metre. I’m really new to film and so find all the technical bits daunting. Oh and the winder for the film has also become jammed after starting a new roll? Not sure how to fix this. I also found a lense (?). Any advice would be amazing and greatly appreciated.

Wondering if any of you guys encountered this. The winding lever will auto fire the shutter if it is above 8 feet. Anything at 8 feet and before, no problems. Apparently there isn’t space for the lever to make a full turn or something when it is at further focus.

Just picked up a mx-evs type 2 and I noticed the front cover doesn’t rack all the way back when set to infinity. Also noticed the knob doesn’t go past 4 ft. I checked focus on focus screen and using a hasselblad focusing screen on the film plane and it seems to be in focus at every point. Any input would be appreciated.