10973815 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 After having a roll of film developed and most of them being fuzzy I scratched my head and decided the lens needed cleaning. Following the nice guide at http://blargh.wpi.edu/~jski/projects...ox/Repair.html I got it apart, cleaned some old grease and oil, cleaned the shutter blades carefully and got it back together. My question is, in putting the focus/shot counter back in it's quite a struggle and I fear the lens helix may be out of time with the focus knob. He mentions setting the focus to 8" before removing the knob which I did, but I want to know if there is a fixed stop at the *lens* for the focusing mechanism at 8", or is that 8" stop only controlled by a lug on the adjusting wheel? I would hate to run another roll only to find out I missed the correct focus by 2 teeth that shifted during reassembly. Thank you very much for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10973815 Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 Update: I broke down and took my camera apart again to lube it and check the focus again. The focus ring DOES HAVE A SOLID STOP AT THE 8" MARK. So when reinstalling the focus\film counter button rotate the focus gear at the lens in the direction away from the lens, to the right when viewed from the top. The gear will hit a stop. Then pull out your octopus friend tothelp and drop the button back in place with the proper cam interactions as it goes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murray_kelly Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Update: I broke down and took my camera apart again to lube it and check the focus again. The focus ring DOES HAVE A SOLID STOP AT THE 8" MARK. So when reinstalling the focus\film counter button rotate the focus gear at the lens in the direction away from the lens, to the right when viewed from the top. The gear will hit a stop. Then pull out your octopus friend tothelp and drop the button back in place with the proper cam interactions as it goes in. Thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millard_thomas1 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Thanks for that. I Update: I broke down and took my camera apart again to lube it and check the focus again. The focus ring DOES HAVE A SOLID STOP AT THE 8" MARK. So when reinstalling the focus\film counter button rotate the focus gear at the lens in the direction away from the lens, to the right when viewed from the top. The gear will hit a stop. Then pull out your octopus friend tothelp and drop the button back in place with the proper cam interactions as it goes in. I've now worked up sufficient courage to try this myself. Thanks very much. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_m1 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 To get to the lens, you had to remove the focus dial. After putting it back together, is the negative spacing still okay? I've had that problem, but was never able to figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10973815 Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 i havent tried another roll yet. http://blargh.wpi.edu/~jski/projects...ox/Repair.html The little cam he refers to falling out from under the knob in his disassembly instructions is what controls the negative spacing. its a pain to get back in because it was spring loaded against the shutter rack finger thing. It was easier the second time but still harrowing. The xray he has at the bottom of his page actually came in handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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