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Post by julio1fer on Mar 21, 2010 16:05:33 GMT -5
Got this Werra I locally, read the Butkus manual, can't load it because the film clip in the take-up spool is too tight. Probably will use a tape to test the camera, but any thoughts out there?  |
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Post by mickeyobe on Mar 21, 2010 17:39:52 GMT -5
Julio,
Try feeding the film under the clip from its left side not the right side.
The film will wind on the take up spool with the emulsion side showing.
It will be a little easier if you start with a corner of the film.
Mickey
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Post by julio1fer on Mar 21, 2010 19:19:06 GMT -5
Thanks for the tip, but I'm afraid that the clip was broken by the previous owner! I have now managed to slide out the take-up spool (it is held by just a linear spring), and could examine it carefully with a loupe; there is a knurled area that should have been under the clip, so as to grip the film, and a suspiciously- looking edge that might be where the clip broke out. Or maybe it was held by something in the hole looking down in this picture:  A tape will do the job for the test roll, no big deal. |
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Post by mickeyobe on Mar 21, 2010 21:52:44 GMT -5
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Post by julio1fer on Mar 22, 2010 20:16:56 GMT -5
That's the one. thanks.
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Post by Robert Ross on Jun 13, 2010 20:17:42 GMT -5
Hi Julio
I you decide to part with the Werra I, I will be happy to purchase it from you. I missed my chance earlier this year in a Manhattan pawn shop excursion. Won't make that mistake again!
Robert
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Post by colray on Feb 19, 2011 22:34:36 GMT -5
Okat I guess I'm a tad on the late side...the picture of the take-up looks like it has a spring steel clip missing.. just had a look inside my old werra 1
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Post by barbarian on Feb 28, 2011 23:27:57 GMT -5
I suppose you know that cone over the lens unscrews, and can be reversed to make a lens hood...
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Post by mickeyobe on Mar 1, 2011 3:35:07 GMT -5
I suppose you know that cone over the lens unscrews, and can be reversed to make a lens hood... And there is a lens cap covered in the same leather(ette) as the body that screws into the lens hood. It makes a very elegant package. Mickey |
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Post by daveh on Mar 1, 2011 4:07:12 GMT -5
I've always thought that it is one of the nicest looking cameras going.
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Post by colray on Mar 1, 2011 4:12:24 GMT -5
My Werra.  |
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Post by photax on Mar 1, 2011 12:11:28 GMT -5
Here is a green one   MIK |
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Post by Doug T. on Mar 1, 2011 14:01:55 GMT -5
They're both very nice!
Doug
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Post by barbarian on Mar 28, 2011 19:37:46 GMT -5
O.K., it's not a viewfinder Werra. But it's one of my favorites.  The meter works, too. |
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Post by nikkortorokkor on Mar 29, 2011 4:41:09 GMT -5
Ooh, those are some nice cameras. Even the rangefinder/lightmeter model is incredibly clean
A Werra is 'on my list' of cameras to own. I don't think there was an importer here in NZ. I was surprised when I saw one in the flesh for the first time (in a junk shop in Prague) - the Werra is a much more imposing camera than I imagined from photos. The clean design somehow mades me think that the camera would be more diminutive than it is.
Michael.
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