rogerwb

<p>Frank Marshman (camerawiz.com) did a fine job on my S2a. Not sure if he does all Bronicas but its worth an email to find out.<br> He's in Virginia.</p>

<p>Servicing manuals are already posted here. Be extra careful when removing the bottom tensioning plate. keep track of the exact # of turns before it disengages from the roller. When it is all cleaned and lubricated, there should be just enough tension on this roller at its lowest setting that the shutter will just barely close from the open setting and lock with the camera on its side. You should not have to increase the tension in order for the shutter to close and lock. </p>

<p>Bite the bullet and buy couple of the Wein cells. When the batteries poop out, they can be pressed out of the adapter ring and 675's inserted. Your 625's are 1.5 V which is higher than the original PX13 @ 1.35 V</p>

<p>I purchased a prism finder from "camera love-love" in Tokyo. Received the item within a week but it ws the wrong item. Contacted them via ebay, return acceopted and refunded promptly including my return shipping charges. </p>

<p>I thought it was the Graflex branded one that was used for light saber conversion. Just try to buy one sometime.</p>

<p>I recently bought a 45 degree prism from a Japanese seller, described as being for my Bronica S2a. However when it arrived within a week's time it was apparent that no way was it going to mount on my camera body. The seller was willing to take it back with full refund, including my return shipping cost.Other than that, all my ebay trading has been within the US and Canada except for a Ukrainian Fed. As ebay's policies with sellers requires them to live up to every word in the description, I would have no worries regarding any future overseas purchases.</p>

<p>Anxiously awaiting my annual re-up request. The last time I signed on must have been during the "upgrade" experiment as none of my posts were showing up. I was about ready to pack it in but have now reconsidered.</p>

<p>You mean there are really places where you are not allowed to use a bellows camera ? I know some sites prohibit tripod use but really?</p>

<p>Incidentally, there is a flickr group dedicated to the Hawkeye, which includes instructions for creating a tripod socket, cable release socket, and flash sync modification. </p>

<p>I also remember the ads for processing the film that your local drugstore wouldn't touch. </p>

<p>here's mine from a year ago</p>

<p>go to the zenit camera group on Yahoo. They can direct you to a US repair service specializing in Russian Cameras</p>

<p>Gee, I passed up a number of water tower shots during your absence, thinking you would be the only one to appreciate them.</p>

<p>Had a T3, Great camera. Sold It when I moved, had to thinout the collection. Wish I still had it.</p>

<p>Hawkeyes are easy to clean up. Rolleis and Yashicamats can be pricey. Look for a Ciroflex or Graflex 22.</p>