yashi 124g issues

[hitmanh]

I've recently been given a 124g with stuck shutters... I took the front plate off the camera, removed the lenses and cleaned the shutter blades and aperture blades. I also used the chance to clean the mirror and focus screens. The shutter now works, but when I remounted the front plate onto the body, the focus is now totally out at both close and infinite... Anyone have an idea how to fix this?

Cheers

Matt

 

[Todd.Hanz]

did you move the mirror at all when cleaning it? I had one that the mirror had moved slightly which affected how the image looks on the ground glass.

good luck!
Todd

 

[Ronald M]

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[hitmanh]

did you move the mirror at all when cleaning it? I had one that the mirror had moved slightly which affected how the image looks on the ground glass.

good luck!
Todd

Yes, I took the mirror out to clean...

 

[hitmanh]

did you move the mirror at all when cleaning it? I had one that the mirror had moved slightly which affected how the image looks on the ground glass.

good luck!
Todd

Aha, problem solved 😀

I had another look this morning, and noticed the bottom of the mirror wasn't properly mounted in it's bracket. I slipped the mirror out, correctly seated the mount, stuck the mirror back in, stuck the top back on, and focus now matches the disctance scale. 😀

Cheers for that.

Note to self. Drink wine while taking pictures not stripping cameras 😉

Just need to replace the seals, and I'm ready for some hot TLR loving fun 😛

Cheers

Matt

 

[hitmanh]

Operation complete... after a long session of cleaning the shutter blades with lighter fluid, the shutter now is nice and snappy, sounds good at all speeds. Also cleaned a lot of oil of the aperture blades. With a freshly cleaned mirror, fresnel, and ground glass, the viewfinder is nice and bright 😀
I've also given the body a spring clean, and just need a new set of leathers to finish it off. Since I'm impatient, I've loaded a role of FP4. We'll soon see if the seals need replacing or not!


Matt