Camera Talk

Very nice and film like.

PF

What Alex is alluding to is that even though the parts may not be an exact match, the basic operations are the same, so the Vero parts and actions will work similar to an NKK shutter even if they don't look the same. You still need a B lever to trip the shutter, and a drive to charge the shutter, an...

Sometimes I wonder if the physical therapists have ever had to do most of the exercises they inflict on their patients. I hope your sessions aren't too long. One thing I started doing here when making a long posting is to copy the text before I hit submit. That way I only need to paste it back in wh...

Good looking camera with some great results, Paul. Too bad it's missing one of the 645 blinds, though one could always make a replacement seeing as you have an original half to use as a template.

PF

Going to need some perseverance to make that swap. Good luck!

PF

The problem I've found with sourcing parts from other shutters is that even if the make and model of the shutters are the same, whomever designed the camera will introduce differences in the way they work depending on the construction of the camera they are mounted on. A medium format folder with a ...

I don't have any photos from a similar teardown, but basically you just start taking off whatever is on top and work your way down. I'd start with that screw on the post holding the drive lever in place, as that is the most likely place your loose spring came from. Sorry about being a bit short on d...

Yeah, you'll have to do a tear-down to see if part of it is still there on the post. Plus, it will help you to get the spring back in the proper position.

PF

That's a fine-looking camera now.

PF

Hey, good to see you found the problem. Sometimes it's just the simplest little thing that can aggravate the living daylights out of you until you look at it one more time.

PF