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Contax IIIa disassembled

by melek » Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:56 am
Last post by alexvaras » Fri Apr 30, 2021 3:24 pm
Replies: 3
by melek » Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:56 am

I'm working on someone's Contax IIIa. Nice camera and has one of the smoothest helicals that I've come across. The rangefinder contrast is poor, and...

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Last post by alexvaras
Fri Apr 30, 2021 3:24 pm
Balda Super Baldina - Anyone work on one?

by scott » Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:31 am
Last post by titrisol » Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:31 pm
Replies: 13
by scott » Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:31 am
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Hi all -

I'm considering a Balda Super Baldina (among other things...) and am wondering if these are relatively straight forward to work on. I...
Replies: 13
Views: 9712

Last post by titrisol
Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:31 pm
While working on a Contax IIa ...

by melek » Mon Feb 01, 2021 6:14 pm
Last post by GrahamS » Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:47 am
Replies: 3
by melek » Mon Feb 01, 2021 6:14 pm

I'm doing some work on a Contax IIa (color dial), and a test of the speeds showed most within spec, but the 1/10 speed bizarrely was running at 1/60...

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Views: 5852

Last post by GrahamS
Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:47 am
FREE camera repair course texts

by titrisol » Thu Feb 06, 2020 7:35 pm
Last post by alexvaras » Fri Oct 30, 2020 1:06 pm
Replies: 9
by titrisol » Thu Feb 06, 2020 7:35 pm

The resources on this site are amazing!!
They offer a full technician camera repair textbook

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Last post by alexvaras
Fri Oct 30, 2020 1:06 pm
Kodak Flash Supermatic shutter.

by alexvaras » Sun Jan 26, 2020 3:00 pm
Last post by titrisol » Sun Feb 02, 2020 3:27 pm
Replies: 4
by alexvaras » Sun Jan 26, 2020 3:00 pm

Hi all,

I received a 203mm f7.7 Ektar with a Kodak shutter, lens is clean but shutter had 1 erratic 1 second and B mode didn't closed bladed as well...

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Views: 11201

Last post by titrisol
Sun Feb 02, 2020 3:27 pm
Thornton Pickard shutter - new curtains.

by alexvaras » Thu Sep 26, 2019 6:49 am
Last post by alexvaras » Sat Sep 28, 2019 12:53 am
Replies: 3
by alexvaras » Thu Sep 26, 2019 6:49 am

Hi all,

At my friends I found two wooden shutters, one is this Thornton Pickard shutter which had the curtains in pretty bad shape but every else...

Replies: 3
Views: 10821

Last post by alexvaras
Sat Sep 28, 2019 12:53 am
Agfa Automatic 66 -repairing the meter

by Julio1fer » Sat Aug 24, 2019 5:21 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:21 pm
Replies: 8
by Julio1fer » Sat Aug 24, 2019 5:21 pm

My technician has got my found treasured Agfa Automatic 66 almost back to life, but he is stuck looking for a spare for the electromagnetic meter;...

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Views: 13075

Last post by Julio1fer
Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:21 pm
Prism separation.

by alexvaras » Fri May 03, 2019 7:29 am
Last post by PFMcFarland » Mon Jun 24, 2019 9:44 pm
Replies: 5
by alexvaras » Fri May 03, 2019 7:29 am

Hi all,

Any idea (not by force) to unglue this? It's the prism/rangefinder of a Super Ikonta BX. Not Xilene, I can't with the smell.

Thank you...

Replies: 5
Views: 12404

Last post by PFMcFarland
Mon Jun 24, 2019 9:44 pm
My first "rodeo".

by alexvaras » Wed May 01, 2019 9:35 am
Last post by PFMcFarland » Wed May 01, 2019 11:43 pm
Replies: 1
by alexvaras » Wed May 01, 2019 9:35 am

Hi all,

Some weeks ago I was invited to a Russian forum (rangefinder.ru) I thought it could be nice to know some locals and mostly have more access...

Replies: 1
Views: 5058

Last post by PFMcFarland
Wed May 01, 2019 11:43 pm
SS Dolly rangefinder.

by alexvaras » Sun Apr 21, 2019 2:46 pm
Last post by PFMcFarland » Sun Apr 21, 2019 9:55 pm
Replies: 1
by alexvaras » Sun Apr 21, 2019 2:46 pm

Hi all,

I got inside the rangefinder of this camera, mirrors are not good, I already asked replacement to Martin Seelig, in about 3 weeks I will get...

Replies: 1
Views: 6056

Last post by PFMcFarland
Sun Apr 21, 2019 9:55 pm
Voigtlander Bergheil restoration.

by alexvaras » Sat Apr 06, 2019 4:07 am
Last post by GrahamS » Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:09 pm
Replies: 5
by alexvaras » Sat Apr 06, 2019 4:07 am

Hi all,

I found this in the local market, it was a GAS decision but it went well at the end.
Early/middle model of Bergheil cameras, it has already...

Replies: 5
Views: 10621

Last post by GrahamS
Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:09 pm
Makina III scissors problem.

by alexvaras » Sun Apr 07, 2019 3:11 am
Last post by alexvaras » Tue Apr 09, 2019 12:04 am
Replies: 2
by alexvaras » Sun Apr 07, 2019 3:11 am

Hi all,

A friend from the net got his Makina III fallen and the scissors are bended, I took the camera for restoration/fix and decide which Makina I...

Replies: 2
Views: 6708

Last post by alexvaras
Tue Apr 09, 2019 12:04 am
Rolleiflex WLF.

by alexvaras » Fri Feb 01, 2019 1:11 pm
Last post by melek » Wed Mar 13, 2019 3:52 pm
Replies: 2
by alexvaras » Fri Feb 01, 2019 1:11 pm

Hi all,

I know it's not a big deal but I'm going to post it, if just one person finds it useful and happens something similar he/she will be able to...

Replies: 2
Views: 8278

Last post by melek
Wed Mar 13, 2019 3:52 pm
Zeiss Ikon Kolibri.

by alexvaras » Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:19 am
Last post by alexvaras » Wed Jan 30, 2019 2:42 pm
Replies: 4
by alexvaras » Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:19 am

Hi all,

It took me some time until I got the pieces and time to organise everything. I have to say I have learnt a lot from this little one, there...

Replies: 4
Views: 9618

Last post by alexvaras
Wed Jan 30, 2019 2:42 pm
Plaubel Makina II 's'

by alexvaras » Sun Nov 18, 2018 1:49 pm
Last post by alexvaras » Fri Jan 04, 2019 3:06 pm
Replies: 10
by alexvaras » Sun Nov 18, 2018 1:49 pm
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Hi all,

Not sunny Sunday means I have to open, fix and/or clean something.
This time a Plaubel Makina II, the 's' I added myself because it's not...
Replies: 10
Views: 19777

Last post by alexvaras
Fri Jan 04, 2019 3:06 pm

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