charles_kupleski Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I don't see a forum for 'repair' or 'servicing' (or something of that nature), so forgive me for asking this in the (possibly) wrong place. Has anyone out there disassembled a Balda Baldessa? I bought it for $5 at the local 'junk' shop and am trying my hand at repair/restoration. The top plate was easy and the RF unit came out without too much trouble. But the bottom plate and the lens subassembly have me stumped. I'd buy or download a repair manual if I could find one. HELP! (And thanks in advance)<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin carron Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 My top tip is to keep a plastic bag handy for the bits. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connealy Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I found it to be the Ia model, dating from about 1958. Quite a unique design. My guess would be that you will need some kind of friction tool to screw out that large middle lens group fitting. You might try the method I illustrated in <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00KlnD" target="new">a recent thread</a> on the Kodak 35. No guarantee that will work, but it isn't likely to do any harm either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnie_strickland Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Try the <a href="http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/forum/messages/2/2.html?1205412872">KYPhoto Classic Camera Repair Forum</a>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_kupleski Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 Thanks Donnie - will do. And Mike - your method worked! Got the second (middle?) group out, plus a few other bits & bobs. Took a series of digi pics so I can have a prayer of putting it back together. Now to remove the shutter assembly from the (carrier?). I have a feeling the two retaining rings (inner secures the third lens group, outer secures the shutter) will have to be removed from the backside of the film chamber (forgive my home-grown terminology -- I don't know the proper names yet).<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick j dempsey Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 The best advice I can give you is have a clean work surface that has an edge to it so screws can't roll off. And DO NOT pile all your pieces into one stack. Make lots of little piles based on the location and order that things came apart. And whatever you do... don't let the cats into the room! I used to have a bookmark somewhere with Prontor SVS disassembly instructions... I'll see if I can find it later this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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