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Canon IIIA


glen_h

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I just got a Canon IIIA which seems to work fine, except for the viewfinder.

 

The only view is the rangefinder circle.

 

But otherwise, it might be good to give it a nice CLA.

Is there a recommended place to do that?

And about how much is a good price?

 

(It cost $27, with the description saying that slow shutter speeds didn't

work, but it seems that they do. No mention of viewfinder problems.)

 

I have accessory 35mm and 135mm viewfinders which I can use,

maybe at least to test for shutter holes.

-- glen

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Looking through the front of the viewfinder- can you see anything? Is there anything blocking the finder?

 

I've heard of this happening on a Leica M3, where the prism separates making it so you cannot see straight through the viewfinder. I know Youxin had some repaired to fix that problem.

 

I've opened up the Canon III to clean the VF/RF, have a parts camera that I practice on.

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