Konica Auto s3 disaster - what was left

Thanks for that link, Noah!

 

Well, it sure got everybody talking and i appreciate all

the comments.

I guess i'd have to say that from this experience i

have learned the following , and maybe more which i have forgotten.

 

How to remove the rewind crank on the top plate of a rangefinder camera.

How to be sure to check and record ( ya, i did take digital photos every step, but that did not help me with some things)the

position and fit of tiny pieces , screws, pins, springs.

 

(I like to use green painters tape to stick the tiny stuff on

so they do not go rolling off the table.)

 

Be sure not to ever touch anything inside or outside a camera unless 100% sure you can

repair and then get back into previous state.

 

(That is why , after i removed the top plate i DID NOT touch the split prism thing)

 

Have the patience to get the right tool to do the job, and do not start the job UNTIL that tool is present!

 

Patience.

 

To carefully observe how tiny parts fit together and their

effect on other moving parts.

 

One thing i will likely do in this lifetime is to take apart a compur shutter, or any leaf shutter , for that matter, in an effort to repair it.

 

I actually threw the camera out , but then dug it,

deciding to enjoy the quiet wirrrrrrr of the compur shutter

and to keep the camera as a reminder.

 

I always liked the sound of the leaf shutters on the slow speeds!

Sort of tranquilizing.

 

There is a functioning but very rough rangefinder with broken window, etc., for $5. at the market.

I think that i am going to get that one and see what can be done.

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Hi I could use a couple of parts to fix the Auto S3 I bought at Value Village today for 12.99

Aw, everyone trashes a camera or two learning to repair them. When I first started working on cameras, I ended up ruining a very nice looking Hi-Matic 9 with a sticky shutter. I learned a great deal from that, and am now to the point where I can do most repairs (and the ones I can't do, I can reassemble so no harm is done). Best thing to do if you're interested in extending your skills is get another cheap non-working camera and have at it. I suggest, though, you not try SLRs until you gain more experience.

I had purchased a box load of cameras in the 70's at a thrift store. Five of them where the G-III's by Canon. I was surprised all had clear optics although these where from New Mexico. I told myself after purchasing the correct tools I would fix one to use. After a year or so three were working fully so I stayed with these cameras till this day. Since 2010 I had repaired hundreds of these Canonet's and a few Konica S3's as well. Canonet's are far tetious to work on than the Konica here. One thing to mention always send your Leica out for repairs since they are too hard for any novice when it comes to the curtains. Leaf shutters are not so hard for most of us. SLR cameras you can stay away from as well unless a very expensive one at a good price just to collect

I learned to stay away from a hot stove by burning my fingers. I guess there are a lot of people who never went through that. Anyway, most of the "professionals" aren't; but that doesn't stop them from charging as if they are.

 

Doah! drawn into commenting on a ten year old thread!