I dropped my Rollei 35S

[shutterfiend]

It started with a torn film at my wife's friend's place, which I successfully recovered using my wife's winter coat as my light-tight bag, and in spite of my wife's encouraging demands to just give up and join the party. No sooner had I triumphantly emerged film in hand, my wife asked for her coat back and without a thought I yanked it off the bed in the darkened room I was using, remembering as I did that the camera was still nestled within the comfortable folds of the jacket.

Close inspection revealed the following:

1. "B" leaves the shutter blades open for about 2 seconds now (not indefinitely). But I'm not sure if this was an existing issue.

2. The over-lapping aperture blades are out of sequence. each blade over-laps the previous and is over-lapped by the next blade EXCEPT 2, one of which is over-lapped on both sides and the other isn't on either. Again, I'm not sure if this is by design.

[rogue_designer]

provided the two "out of sequence" are right next to each other, then the aperture blades are as you described on mine.

My "B" however, works as it should - indefintely for the duration of the shutter depression.

[Socke]

The 3rd and 5th blades on my TE are on top of the others, looking from the front and counting clockwise.

B closes the shutter when I release the button.

I once threw my TE at least 10 meters and it landed on concrete when I ran to catch a bus and stumbled, there is a nice dent in the top plate from that. Another 2 Meter fall from a shelf left a dent in the floor, but none in the camera :)

The meter is totaly off, but that can be due to the > 10 year old battery.

[shutterfiend]

The blades are next to each-other. What a relief! Thanks!

As for "B", I haven't had a need to use it in the past. So I'm good! Yeah!!!

However, I'm sure I could still use this opportunity to finagle another camera.