alex_roggero

Hi, I have a french RF, Foca 2 star in very nice shape, but shutter speeds are a bit sluggish at the low end (1/50 and 1/25 and B. this camera does not have anything slower). I have seen that on the bottom there are two screws (on the roll film side) and one screw (on the take up spool side). pretty sure these are the ones that adjust the curtains. In my case the first curtain is the slow one. I do not know which screw does what and do not want to make things worse. I do know that Foca shutter adjustments are pretty easy , so i read, and therefore would like to try and do this by myself. Did it before on russians but screws were different. Can anyone help me? thanks will try to add an imagehttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah191/almostpilot66/Foca-Baseplate-web_zpsyoijesl4.jpg

<p>I did that but still the shutter would not fire, i could depress the shutter release button fully and it was returning to normal position after, and the winding lever seemed to cock the shutter...<br> then i thought what if it is all working and it's the shutter blades that are stuck?<br> I took off the front element, squirted some lighter fluid on the shutter blades, and after a few tries… shutter blades work again.<br> I am now cleaning them and the iris blades carefully, so hopefully that should be problem solved. thanks for your help<br> alex</p>

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<p>Hello<br> I have acquired another Canonet 19, everything working but the the shutter will not charge after the trigger lever is wound.<br> Found a Canonet repair manual online, on this issue they say<br> When the shutter is not charged even after the Trigger Lever is wound, the following adjustments should be made: Loosen Screw B1190. float Winding Device C9266-11 and set the Shutter with a pair of tweezers.<br /> Then adjust the amount of charge by turning the Eccentric Screw of C9266-11. <br> hopefully you will see the diagram.<br> My question is : how do i charge the shutter manually with a pair of tweezers??<br> can anyone help?<br> <img src="/bboard//i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah191/almostpilot66/Screen%20Shot%202016-10-13%20at%2012.15.26_zps9at1uxgt.png" alt="" /></p>

<p>Thanks to all. I flushed it with zippo lighter fluid and this time waited several days to let it dry out well. Works perfectly now. Obviously my mistake was not letting it dry out very well after flushing. </p>

<p>Hello,<br> I have a 1961 Canonet 19 (bottom winder) in perfect condition, apart from sticking iris blades. I have taken the from element off and flushed it with lighter fluid. It works fine for a minute but after i have the problem again. i can close down to f16 bu then when i try to open the iris, it stays at f16.<br> On this site I saw this input by Frank Wilson.<br> "On all older Canonet cameras I had removed the lens along with its attached mounting board and of course the lens assemblies were removed also. Then I left the lens set for one month in a covered tub submersed in solvent. Once a week I would remove the assembly and let it drain for an hour. Then I refilled the tub with fresh solvent again and soak it for another week. Every week I drained the solvent and let the lens assembly set out for one hour and added fresh solvent. After the 30 days expired I let the lens assembly dry out for a week and the shutter and aperture did work like new again. "<br> I PM'd him but got no answer. <br> Can anyone tell me what solvent he is talking about?<br> Also how do I remove the lens? Do i take off the three screws on the barrel? Do i need to take apart the Copal shutter? i hear it is the work of the devil and my tech knowledge is limited.<br> Could i place the camera upside down in a tray with lighter fluid at just the right level to soak the entire lens and do it that way?<br> If anyone has any tips, i would really appreciate it. the camera is perfect, even the auto exposure with the selenium cells works perfectly so i would like to have this iris blade issue resolved.<br> Many thanks, regards<br> alex</p>