Machinist & tinkerer

[Kenneth]

I have a decent collection of cameras & lenses. Some work, some do not. I want to get some back to working order.
Problem cameras include Argus brick with cloudy rangefinder, Argus C4 with loose rangefinder, Exa with slow shutter, Soligor 66 with slow shutter, Contaflex with iffy shutter ( Good working cameras, Canon AE1P kit ( 50mm f1.4, 200mmf4 Macro, Hanimex 135mm f2.8), Canon FT kit (FL 55mm  f1.2, FL 200mm f4, Canon Shoe Mounted Meter) Canon FT w FL 50mm f1.4, Canon FT w fl 50mm f1.8 ( non working meter), Honewell Pentac Spotmatic kit ( Super Takumar 50mm f1.4, Super Takumar 200mm f4), Minolta XG-M w 50mm f1.7, Minolta x370 w/ 50mm f1.7,, Ziess Ikon Nettar, Mamiya c220 w 80mm f2.8 Blue Dot, Yashica MAT 124G, Pentax 645.

[philbirch]

Welcome to the forum Kenneth.

Sounds like a nice collection. I never worry about non-working meters - at least in fully manual cameras. I manage with sunny-16.
try to get some photos up.

[Stephen]

In the list...an Exa with slow shutter, a good camera to learn maintenance on, it needs a lube job, and is easy to do, as the body removes leaving a working shutter crate that is easy to oil and clean. Applies to both the early shutter under the mirror, or the later focal plane, easy to fix up as the design is pretty plain and parts obvious to their function. Exa do not wear out, they stop due to sticky old grease, lack of oil, occasionally dirt or the blinds have been damaged, the worst to deal with, but quite easy with care.

Stephen.