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Post by retina on Jan 27, 2012 12:45:52 GMT -5
G'day Berndt,
That tele lens you mentioned wouldn't have fit a Contina III or Contina-matic III, or any other Zeiss Ikon anyway, it is a lens for a Kodak camera, either a Retina IIIS, Reflex S, Reflex III, Reflex IV, or the Instamatic Reflex.
Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Jan 27, 2012 0:08:00 GMT -5
This appears to be Contina-matic III if it has an interchangeable Pantar. The Contina-matic, with the coupled meter followed the Contina III, which had an un-coupled meter.
If the lens is not interchangeable, which looks likely, since I don't see the usual lens release tab, then this is a Contina-matic II.
Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Jan 16, 2012 2:34:15 GMT -5
The only picture I've seen of this model suggests to me the lens and shutter need to be pulled out or racked out by around that centimetre....
Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Jan 12, 2012 2:19:01 GMT -5
That hidden 'safety' feature is a real nuisance. A friend came around last week with a nice Cosina and lenses he'd just bought for $5 at a garage sale. He thought it was broken, and wanted me to repair it until I showed him how to get the shutter to release.
Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Jan 10, 2012 16:36:45 GMT -5
G'day All,
Well, my first 35mm was a Yashica Minister D, sometime in 1974. I gave it to friend when I got a Zenit E, perhaps in 1975.
The Zenit was stolen when I left it unattended at a party a couple of months later, and then I bought a Spotmatic F.
I have a nice Yashica Minister D again for my collection, and that works well after I CLA'd the shutter, and I have owned half a dozen Zenits since, some of which I still have.
Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Jan 8, 2012 16:08:58 GMT -5
The best advice I can give after learning the hard way, is to only dismantle as far as necessary if you want to replace the tapes, and if you do need to remove the shutter crate, put a piece of tape over the end of the loose shaft holding the top shutter drum. Otherwise it'll fall out, and you'll lose the correct timing of the shutter and retard mechanism. Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Jan 7, 2012 0:45:57 GMT -5
G'day All,
Here's a picture of a nice, and probably quite rare, 1949 Kiev that I finally got around to repairing. I was given this some years ago by the late Stuart Willis of Brisbane.
I got it home, and then promptly disassembled it to replace the broken tapes. Needless to say, I was probably too enthusiastic taking it apart, and it ended up somewhat more disassembled than the task required.
Anyway, it is now back in working condition and can join my other cameras in the cabinet.
Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Jan 7, 2012 0:38:14 GMT -5
G'day All,
As it is the summer break here, I'm working my way through 'projects' that have languished in the cupboard after being consigned to the too-hard basket for some forgotten reason or other.
I must have been too busy the last couple of summers, because I found quite a number of cameras needing attention.
Anyway, this nice Toyoca-44 has now been restored to working condition at last and I've cut some new leatherettes for the front.
Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Dec 29, 2011 20:40:17 GMT -5
Something to try, you can often get the wrinkles out of a shutter curtain by using a hairdryer on it.
Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Dec 29, 2011 1:17:30 GMT -5
G'day All,
Here is one of my latest projects, a nice Aires 35-IIIL that I bought as a non-working and 'suitable for display' camera a couple of months back.
It had been the unfortunate victim of an unsuccessful repair attempt, and had a surprising number of problems other than the sticky shutter that probably provoked the 'repair'.
I was fortunate that although the diaphragm was not working correctly, it hadn't had the pivot pins pulled from the blades, and so cleaning and reassembly sorted that particular problem out.
Anyway, now I've CLA'd it and it is ready for action.
Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Dec 27, 2011 15:18:17 GMT -5
G'day All, my name is Chris Sherlock, and I collect and repair the Kodak Retina & Retinette series of cameras. I've pretty much gathered up an example of all of them over the last decade or three, and along the way I've also added a lot of other cameras of the era to my collection, the latest being an Ambiflex II that arrived here in time for me to overhaul during the xmas break. You can find my homepage here.... homepages.ihug.co.nz/~Srawhiti/index.htmlRegards, Chris
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