david_b16

<p>Beautiful execution! Well done.<br />You should definitely upload your CAD file(s) to <a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/">thingiverse.com</a>. Someone could "fork" your design to take 110 or any other miniature formats.<br>

upload! upload! upload! :)</p>

<p>Yes! Mine do have these decorative rings you mentioned... held in place by 2 ph00 screws... I've been going through the repair manual qutie a lot recently. I think I'm very close to scrubbing up and prepare the operating theatre.<br>

The block holding the 2 lenses and the shutter mechanism(s) is designed to come off fairly simply,</p>

<p>Now my main concern is really about finding out whether these lenses have 3 elements (none cemented to another) in which case I could probably clean them... or 4 elements (tessar style) in which case I could be in trouble... Anast<strong>ons</strong> (what I've got here) seem to be 3, whereas anast<strong>ars</strong> are 4 elements. I'll find out soon enough.</p>

<p>fixing this camera is becoming a bit of an obsession I must confess... thanks for the help Stephen.</p>

<p>yeaaaaars have gone by... i forgot to update<br>

I wasn't happy with Sendean's work as my focussing issue had not been resolved. I did mention several times that my problem had nothing to do with the lens and the ficus plane but just the focusing screen that had been removed and put back at a different height than what it should have been.<br>

I had a discussion with the lady in charge and showed her the test prints i had brought. And eventually I got a refund. So all ends well, minus the time wasted and the cost of doing tests post "CLA"<br>

I used the money to purchase a <a href="http://www.hartblei.com/imgs/accessories_GroundGlassBack.jpg">focus screen</a> that sits where the film back goes... set to B, the camera then operates just like a view camera.<br>

I then focused looking at the back on a light stick put on a table 2 meters away from the camera (at f 2.8). Then, i took my loupe to the ground glass and adjusted it by tightening and loosening the 4 holding screws.<br>

Tests with film revealed my job had been done correctly and gave very pleasing results.</p>

<p>Sendean have been there for a while, I'm not telling you not to go, just that they didn't help me...</p>

<p>hello<br>

I recently purchased a Kodak Stereo on eBay from someone who claimed it was in "working condition". So as you can imagine, I'm not writing this post to tell you all that it is in immaculate condition and that I've taking astonishing photos with it... my $50 haven't made me the happiest guy on the block, but now I feel like considering this a project.<br>

The shutter is super sticky, operates but unreliably. I've done the multiple cocking+tripping exercise a while with some (moderate) improvement but nothing that makes me say "right, film in... let's test this" because I know it's still really off.<br>

The other thing is that the lenses -although not scratched- have a significant amount of fungus in them.<br>

The shutter cocking gears are pretty hard to get turning and it feels like winding this puppy would result in tearing the film before it's even been exposed.<br>

I've just received the repair manual from Mike (<a href="http://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak/kodak_stereo/kodak_stereo.htm">kodak stereo repair</a> ) and send him a couple dollars for the help... and after inspection of the pdfs, it looks like the lenses elements aren't cemented to each other... I could be wrong on that one.<br>

My fears are now obviously that I might not be able to put it back together, but I've managed to do a good job with small electronics so far so i'm not too intimidated by the challenge. Mostly, I wonder if what I'm about to attempt will "off" the focusing.<br>

What tools would you think are necessary to remove the rings at the back of the lenses? and the front? I see no holes for a caliper-like tool to get a grip on the rings...<br>

Has anyone done this before?? If so, what would be your advice.</p>

<p>Anxiously awaiting all comments and responses before the dive, your truly,<br>

David</p>

thanks for the help!

I've decided to go with sendean in Soho... It'll take under a week and they told me it would be ?99 (although it says ?85 on their site...)

I'll let you know

thanks again to all

d

I'd like to start by saying that I'm an idiot.

I recently purchased a Hasselblad 500C wwhich I dearly and truly love... and

because I wanted to show it how much I cared, I thought I'd give my baby a

little dusting. and yes, I took the screen off, eventhough I DID notice the

drops of glue that held the screws at a very precise position...

I have labeled my screw ddrivers box with something that reads "Before you go

on, think. Then think again."

Now as you might imagine the focus is clear and sharp in the finder... but it

doesn't exactly match what's on the back (duh)

I live in London (UK) and am now looking for someone who could look after my

baby for the smallest possible fee (I'm a student)

any thoughts?

ps: hold the insults andb banter, my self-inflicted wounds are still healing.