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Compur Shutter Failure

by PFMcFarland » Sat Oct 17, 2015 1:52 am
Last post by PFMcFarland » Sat Oct 17, 2015 10:45 pm
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by PFMcFarland » Sat Oct 17, 2015 1:52 am

I've been working on this camera for rumtea. It's just been one thing after another.

Failed action while the Self Timer was running, resulting in...

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Last post by PFMcFarland
Sat Oct 17, 2015 10:45 pm
Is there any hope for this lens?

by Captain Slack » Sat Sep 26, 2015 12:19 pm
Last post by melek » Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:24 am
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by Captain Slack » Sat Sep 26, 2015 12:19 pm

Awhile back, my uncle gave me his old Canon AE-1 and a couple of lenses. One was a 50mm and the other was a Vivitar 70-210mm Series 1 zoom....

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Last post by melek
Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:24 am
How to uncurl a long group photo from early 1920's

by OpenWater » Wed Sep 16, 2015 6:29 pm
Last post by OpenWater » Wed Sep 16, 2015 8:37 pm
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by OpenWater » Wed Sep 16, 2015 6:29 pm

My brothers and I recently found a group photo of my grandmother's high school graduating class from 1923. It had been rolled into a tube and then...

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Last post by OpenWater
Wed Sep 16, 2015 8:37 pm
Video: Fixing an obscure problem with a metered Rolleiflex

by melek » Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:33 pm
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by melek » Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:33 pm

This video shows you how to remove and reseat the meter assembly on a Rolleiflex.

If the meter isn't seated correctly, it can prevent you from...

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Last post by melek
Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:33 pm
Lens fungus: An example

by melek » Sat Jul 25, 2015 5:29 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Mon Jul 27, 2015 9:40 pm
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by melek » Sat Jul 25, 2015 5:29 pm

I'm doing some work on a postwar 35mm Biogon for the Zeiss Ikon Contax rangefinder.

Here's a before and after shot of fungus.

Pretty creepy,...

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Last post by Julio1fer
Mon Jul 27, 2015 9:40 pm
Minolta SRT 101 mirror problem

by PFMcFarland » Sat May 09, 2015 4:24 pm
Last post by LarryD » Mon Jul 20, 2015 10:28 am
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by PFMcFarland » Sat May 09, 2015 4:24 pm
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One of my junk store finds, when you wind the camera, the mirror rises unless the camera is held pointing down at a 45 degree or greater angle.

The...
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Last post by LarryD
Mon Jul 20, 2015 10:28 am
Repairing cross-threaded helicals

by melek » Thu May 07, 2015 1:59 pm
Last post by Martolod » Fri May 08, 2015 12:42 pm
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by melek » Thu May 07, 2015 1:59 pm

I've been working on a Super Ikonta IV, and aside from other issues, I managed to somehow cross-thread the helicals.

Has anyone every successfully...

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Last post by Martolod
Fri May 08, 2015 12:42 pm
Blackening brass parts

by Dustin McAmera » Mon Feb 16, 2015 6:14 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:52 pm
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by Dustin McAmera » Mon Feb 16, 2015 6:14 pm

I recently bought a 9x12 Agfa Standard, which came with three plate holders. I have bought some film, and have made a film sheath (just one so far);...

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Last post by Julio1fer
Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:52 pm
Do any members do repairs? Yashica Lynx 14

by tadas » Tue Jan 20, 2015 4:29 pm
Last post by jamesmck » Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:47 am
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by tadas » Tue Jan 20, 2015 4:29 pm

I know Dean Williams retired. Do any current members do repairs on classic cameras? I got a Yashica Lynx 14, with the f 1:1.4 lens and Copal SVE...

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Last post by jamesmck
Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:47 am
Rolleiflex "New Standard" project...

by scott » Wed Jul 16, 2014 10:17 am
Last post by PFMcFarland » Fri Aug 15, 2014 10:44 pm
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by scott » Wed Jul 16, 2014 10:17 am
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Hi, all -

About a year or so ago (maybe a bit more, my memory for these things has gone foggy) I started in to buying Rolleiflexes to work on,...
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Last post by PFMcFarland
Fri Aug 15, 2014 10:44 pm
Bronica S2A infinity focusing problem

by Bennybee » Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:03 am
Last post by Bennybee » Sat Jul 26, 2014 4:15 pm
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by Bennybee » Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:03 am
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Hi all,
A lot has been said and written on the web about this issue, and I think I have read most of it :roll: . The original focusing screen of my...
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Views: 32385

Last post by Bennybee
Sat Jul 26, 2014 4:15 pm
Rollei A110

by Will » Mon May 19, 2014 8:41 pm
Last post by melek » Mon May 19, 2014 10:28 pm
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by Will » Mon May 19, 2014 8:41 pm

I just got a rollei A110 and don't have a battery in it yet can anyone tell me if the door opens mechanically or electronically. So far it looks as...

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Views: 6970

Last post by melek
Mon May 19, 2014 10:28 pm
Yashica Electro 35 'Pad of Death'

by melek » Tue Apr 01, 2014 6:07 pm
Last post by PFMcFarland » Thu May 01, 2014 3:24 pm
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by melek » Tue Apr 01, 2014 6:07 pm

If you own a Yashica Electro 35, you might have heard about the notorious Pad of Death.

Briefly, if your Electro doesn't thunk when you crank the...

Replies: 2
Views: 10540

Last post by PFMcFarland
Thu May 01, 2014 3:24 pm

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