Retrotech68
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Hi guys,
A friend of mine, who thinks her English language skills aren’t good enough to became a member of this forum (she is just shy…) asked me two questions regarding her IIb, but since I didn’t know the answers, I decided to post them here: 1. Is it possible to disassemble the film compartment back door on the IIb (this is valid for the IIIb and other cameras of the same generation, of course)? If so, can someone explain to me how it can be done? The reason why I am asking is that the back door on my friend’s camera shows a strange damage pattern, with heavy scratches as if it was dragged over an irregular surface. Since I have found a non-working IIb, with dead meter, horrible separation on the v/f block and a horrible lens, but with the back door in great shape, we thought about using it as a donor camera. Unfortunately, according to fellow forum member, the bottom plate has to be removed in order to do so and this will entail removing also the leatherette that covers it... Doesn't look good... 2. The shutter release button on my friend’s IIb is quite distorted, as if it had been heated or something like that (and most of the paint is gone, probably due to the same issue). The s/r button on the Ib, IIb and IIIb (and CS models too) has what seems to be a retaining screw on its right face. Is it possible to unscrew it and loose the button? The idea is, as above, to replace it with the intact part from the non-working camera. Any advice will be welcomed!
Thanks.
Alex
P.S.: I am also looking for repair persons specialized in classic Voigtländers, in Europe (prefereably in the Uk or Germany).
A friend of mine, who thinks her English language skills aren’t good enough to became a member of this forum (she is just shy…) asked me two questions regarding her IIb, but since I didn’t know the answers, I decided to post them here: 1. Is it possible to disassemble the film compartment back door on the IIb (this is valid for the IIIb and other cameras of the same generation, of course)? If so, can someone explain to me how it can be done? The reason why I am asking is that the back door on my friend’s camera shows a strange damage pattern, with heavy scratches as if it was dragged over an irregular surface. Since I have found a non-working IIb, with dead meter, horrible separation on the v/f block and a horrible lens, but with the back door in great shape, we thought about using it as a donor camera. Unfortunately, according to fellow forum member, the bottom plate has to be removed in order to do so and this will entail removing also the leatherette that covers it... Doesn't look good... 2. The shutter release button on my friend’s IIb is quite distorted, as if it had been heated or something like that (and most of the paint is gone, probably due to the same issue). The s/r button on the Ib, IIb and IIIb (and CS models too) has what seems to be a retaining screw on its right face. Is it possible to unscrew it and loose the button? The idea is, as above, to replace it with the intact part from the non-working camera. Any advice will be welcomed!
Thanks.
Alex
P.S.: I am also looking for repair persons specialized in classic Voigtländers, in Europe (prefereably in the Uk or Germany).