LX backs

**monochrome** · 10-16-2019, 04:27 PM

I have a late LX - apparently version 3 - that has the roller inside the film door. It has 2 short, stainless-looking rollers approximately where the sprocket holes would be, mounted on a black metal shaft or axle that runs nearly the full height/width of the film door.

stevebrot · 10-16-2019, 04:59 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

I have a late LX - apparently version 3 - that has the roller inside the film door. It has 2 short, stainless-looking rollers approximately where the sprocket holes would be, mounted on a black metal shaft or axle that runs nearly the full height/width of the film door.

Two!? Did you write TWO!?

Clearly, there is inequity in LX land with some completely lacking!

Stev

**TwoUptons** · 10-16-2019, 05:31 PM

Originally posted by stevebrot

Two!? Did you write TWO!?

Clearly, there is inequity in LX land with some completely lacking!

Stev

Maybe he took an extra

-Eric

**monochrome** · 10-16-2019, 06:04 PM

Originally posted by stevebrot

Two!? Did you write TWO!?

Clearly, there is inequity in LX land with some completely lacking!

Stev

I did write two, but after a very close inspection there is one single, shaped stainless shaft. By shaped I mean that the “two” rollers are formed into ends of the shaft itself just as the OP’s photo. My initial impression that the roller had a black axle through two cylinders was a trick of poor lighting.

Eric CLA’ed my camera in 2014. The seller represented it as a 1999 model.

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**TwoUptons** · 10-16-2019, 06:10 PM

It does look like two.

Reflections are annoying

-Eric

stevebrot · 10-16-2019, 06:11 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

I did write two, but after a very close inspection there is one single, shaped stainless shaft. By shaped I mean that the “two” rollers are formed into ends of the shaft itself just as the OP’s photo. My initial impression that the roller had a black axle through two cylinders was a trick of poor lighting.

Eric CLA’ed my camera in 2014. The seller represented it as a 1999 model.

That is an interesting design.

Steve

**monochrome** · 10-16-2019, 06:28 PM

Originally posted by TwoUptons

It does look like two.

Reflections are annoying

-Eric

Yes - I had looked at some of my other cameras just to see what was what and the LX roller is unique.

No Roller: MX, MESUPER, SuperPROGRAM, MZ-S.

Roller - straight shaft, center roller <width of the pressure plate (film width?), with narrow end ‘pins’ as in a watchband shaft: K1000 and SE (pictured), KX, K2, K2DMD, SP-F, ESll (I didn’t look st the AP, K, H2, S, S3, SV or Asahiflexes since they are stored).

Roller - shaped as photo above: LX

I suppose the outliers are the M cameras that don’t have a film roller.

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**Baard-Einar** · 10-17-2019, 02:52 AM

I have a roller in my LX which I bought new in 1982. I think that LX is version 1. Then I have two other LX'es. One is a frankenstein-version, mix of two cameras to get one working copy. One has a roller and one is without the roller, not sure which back door belings to which serial number any more.. So not easy to know exactly when that roller appeared without doing deeper research.

garywakeling · 10-17-2019, 09:22 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

I did write two, but after a very close inspection there is one single, shaped stainless shaft. By shaped I mean that the “two” rollers are formed into ends of the shaft itself just as the OP’s photo. My initial impression that the roller had a black axle through two cylinders was a trick of poor lighting.

Eric CLA’ed my camera in 2014. The seller represented it as a 1999 model.

I do like this design of roller . It leave the emulsion less likely to be scratched

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10-16-2019, 04:27 PM	#16
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	I have a late LX - apparently version 3 - that has the roller inside the film door. It has 2 short, stainless-looking rollers approximately where the sprocket holes would be, mounted on a black metal shaft or axle that runs nearly the full height/width of the film door.

10-16-2019, 04:59 PM	#17
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by monochrome I have a late LX - apparently version 3 - that has the roller inside the film door. It has 2 short, stainless-looking rollers approximately where the sprocket holes would be, mounted on a black metal shaft or axle that runs nearly the full height/width of the film door. Two!? Did you write TWO!? Clearly, there is inequity in LX land with some completely lacking! Stev

10-16-2019, 05:31 PM	#18
TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,214	Originally posted by stevebrot Two!? Did you write TWO!? Clearly, there is inequity in LX land with some completely lacking! Stev Maybe he took an extra -Eric

10-16-2019, 06:10 PM	#20
TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,214	It does look like two. Reflections are annoying -Eric

10-16-2019, 06:11 PM	#21
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by monochrome I did write two, but after a very close inspection there is one single, shaped stainless shaft. By shaped I mean that the “two” rollers are formed into ends of the shaft itself just as the OP’s photo. My initial impression that the roller had a black axle through two cylinders was a trick of poor lighting. Eric CLA’ed my camera in 2014. The seller represented it as a 1999 model. That is an interesting design. Steve

10-17-2019, 02:52 AM	#23
Baard-Einar Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oslo Photos: Gallery Posts: 964	I have a roller in my LX which I bought new in 1982. I think that LX is version 1. Then I have two other LX'es. One is a frankenstein-version, mix of two cameras to get one working copy. One has a roller and one is without the roller, not sure which back door belings to which serial number any more.. So not easy to know exactly when that roller appeared without doing deeper research.

10-17-2019, 09:22 PM	#24
garywakeling Moderator Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,759	Originally posted by monochrome I did write two, but after a very close inspection there is one single, shaped stainless shaft. By shaped I mean that the “two” rollers are formed into ends of the shaft itself just as the OP’s photo. My initial impression that the roller had a black axle through two cylinders was a trick of poor lighting. Eric CLA’ed my camera in 2014. The seller represented it as a 1999 model. I do like this design of roller . It leave the emulsion less likely to be scratched