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Fixing Agfa bellows

by melek » Thu Dec 31, 2020 2:07 pm
Last post by Bennybee » Mon May 15, 2023 2:52 pm
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by melek » Thu Dec 31, 2020 2:07 pm
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I saw that someone had mentioned this. Agfa folding cameras are notorious for two things: green cement-like grease and plastic bellows.

I have an...
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Last post by Bennybee
Mon May 15, 2023 2:52 pm
Koilos shutter fixing and cleaning.

by alexvaras » Sun Oct 28, 2018 2:44 pm
Last post by Bennybee » Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:07 am
Replies: 9
by alexvaras » Sun Oct 28, 2018 2:44 pm

Hi all,

Here its something 100 years old at least, it has a Tessar SN#123452 from 1909/1910.
The shutter doesn't stay cocked.

Some photos here, all...

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Last post by Bennybee
Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:07 am
Keeping track of parts

by kmcsmart » Sun Jan 15, 2023 2:19 pm
Last post by PFMcFarland » Thu Jan 19, 2023 3:18 pm
Replies: 9
by kmcsmart » Sun Jan 15, 2023 2:19 pm

I’m looking to buy an Contax iia and refurbishing it. I have worked on lenses before but I have never completely dismantled a camera and kept track...

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Views: 10787

Last post by PFMcFarland
Thu Jan 19, 2023 3:18 pm
Super Ikonta III (531/16) focus helicoid

by P C Headland » Sun Nov 13, 2022 1:48 am
Last post by P C Headland » Sun Nov 13, 2022 11:33 pm
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by P C Headland » Sun Nov 13, 2022 1:48 am

It's been a while since I've posted, but I have been popping by to read from time to time!

After copping another bout of COVID, I decided I needed...

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Last post by P C Headland
Sun Nov 13, 2022 11:33 pm
Voigtlander Superb Model I - Skopar

by alexvaras » Thu Jun 07, 2018 4:20 pm
Last post by Bennybee » Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:28 pm
Replies: 59
by alexvaras » Thu Jun 07, 2018 4:20 pm
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I went to my dealer again to continue looking cameras and we agreed a price for this one, but I was unsure about the lens, etc.. So he allowed me to...
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Last post by Bennybee
Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:28 pm
Yashica-Mat sticky shutter release?

by scott » Wed May 04, 2022 2:45 pm
Last post by scott » Tue May 17, 2022 12:12 pm
Replies: 6
by scott » Wed May 04, 2022 2:45 pm

Hi all -

This is for you fixit-gurus, y'all know who you are: My Yashica-Mat, which I gave a complete overhaul years ago and has worked perfectly...

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Views: 6061

Last post by scott
Tue May 17, 2022 12:12 pm
Spotmatic Stuck Mirror

by scott » Sun Nov 14, 2021 5:47 pm
Last post by melek » Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:39 pm
Replies: 14
by scott » Sun Nov 14, 2021 5:47 pm
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Hi all -

So, was out with the Spotmatic (original ilk, one of the old ones, Honeywell, with the H-bar logo) and after a shot the viewfinder...
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Views: 14036

Last post by melek
Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:39 pm
Rolleiflex 3.5F - taking the shutter out.

by alexvaras » Tue Jul 13, 2021 1:57 pm
Last post by titrisol » Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:43 pm
Replies: 16
by alexvaras » Tue Jul 13, 2021 1:57 pm
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Hi all,

Back in March I got a request for fixing one Rolleiflex 3.5F, the problem was with slow speeds and B mode, shutter kept open.

That problem...
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Last post by titrisol
Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:43 pm
Rolleiflex sl26

by jiipjeep » Mon Aug 16, 2021 11:58 am
Last post by melek » Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:37 pm
Replies: 3
by jiipjeep » Mon Aug 16, 2021 11:58 am

The mirror is jammed in the up position on my rolleiflex sl26 and i can't find any information or videos on how to repair it. Would appreciate any...

Replies: 3
Views: 4947

Last post by melek
Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:37 pm
Zenzanon-PS stiff aperture ring - fixable?

by scott » Fri Jun 04, 2021 11:08 am
Last post by PFMcFarland » Fri Jun 11, 2021 9:02 pm
Replies: 7
by scott » Fri Jun 04, 2021 11:08 am

Hi all -

I'm rediscovering my Bronica SQ-A kit. Part of that is the Zenzanon-PS 110/4 macro. I got it as a portrait lens, and it excels as that,...

Replies: 7
Views: 7287

Last post by PFMcFarland
Fri Jun 11, 2021 9:02 pm
The third Voigtland Vitessa - good news, bad news, worse news

by melek » Sun May 16, 2021 9:59 am
Last post by GrahamS » Sun May 30, 2021 2:03 pm
Replies: 7
by melek » Sun May 16, 2021 9:59 am

I located the third Voigtlander Vitessa. P5160669.jpg The body is in good shape. But uh oh ... P5160670.jpg With a pile of about 15 bins and boxes, I...

Replies: 7
Views: 7410

Last post by GrahamS
Sun May 30, 2021 2:03 pm
What I did in the past week

by melek » Sun May 09, 2021 9:01 pm
Last post by PFMcFarland » Mon May 17, 2021 12:22 am
Replies: 7
by melek » Sun May 09, 2021 9:01 pm

All of the cameras that I restored in the past week. Most of these I've owned for more than a decade. P5090617.jpg
Top row, from left: Zeiss Ikon...

Replies: 7
Views: 8086

Last post by PFMcFarland
Mon May 17, 2021 12:22 am
Kodak Retina IIS

by melek » Fri May 07, 2021 8:11 am
Last post by PFMcFarland » Sun May 09, 2021 4:01 pm
Replies: 5
by melek » Fri May 07, 2021 8:11 am

P5060517.jpg I've owned this Kodak Retina IIS for more than a decade and just now decided to get it back into shape.

This camera is slightly smaller...

Replies: 5
Views: 6097

Last post by PFMcFarland
Sun May 09, 2021 4:01 pm
Screwdrivers

by alexvaras » Sat Nov 18, 2017 4:41 am
Last post by titrisol » Fri May 07, 2021 9:55 pm
Replies: 7
by alexvaras » Sat Nov 18, 2017 4:41 am

Hello,

Reading about the tools to have to repairing cameras, the slot screwdrivers seem a basic item. I saw Vessel ones are recommended in some web...

Replies: 7
Views: 12766

Last post by titrisol
Fri May 07, 2021 9:55 pm
Kodak Signet 40

by melek » Tue May 04, 2021 10:40 am
Last post by Julio1fer » Wed May 05, 2021 9:07 pm
Replies: 5
by melek » Tue May 04, 2021 10:40 am

P5040475.jpg I've had one of these cameras for some time, and it's posed quite a challenge, because I wasn't able to figure out how to remove the top...

Replies: 5
Views: 5508

Last post by Julio1fer
Wed May 05, 2021 9:07 pm

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