Spider67
Well-known
Hi,
Last week I got my Canon IV that I bought via eBay. Camera is in great exterior condition and the shutter works fine.
The shutter curtains seem to have been treated for holes, so I think of replacing them. I need a repairman in the EU, as I don't want to have trouble iwth the customs when I get it back. Do you know some competent guy in western/Central Europe?
The great looking serenars has a small dent (looks as if the camero topped over and the lenses weight is the cause). The dent is not small enough to be purely cosmetic as I can not mount filters.
So is there a way to bed it back without damaging the filter thread and causing damage to the whole lens? putting apeace of leather over the dent and pulling it back with a set of pliers just does not seem right.
Last week I got my Canon IV that I bought via eBay. Camera is in great exterior condition and the shutter works fine.
The shutter curtains seem to have been treated for holes, so I think of replacing them. I need a repairman in the EU, as I don't want to have trouble iwth the customs when I get it back. Do you know some competent guy in western/Central Europe?
The great looking serenars has a small dent (looks as if the camero topped over and the lenses weight is the cause). The dent is not small enough to be purely cosmetic as I can not mount filters.
So is there a way to bed it back without damaging the filter thread and causing damage to the whole lens? putting apeace of leather over the dent and pulling it back with a set of pliers just does not seem right.
John Shriver
Well-known
Fixing filter ring dents really takes the right tools, or the results will look like hell. Also, if you mess up the threads, then nobody can get the front ring, and thus the front element, out of the lens cell.
Anyplace that works on screwmount Leicas ought to be willing to work on this. The older Canons demand particularly thin shutter curtain material.
Anyplace that works on screwmount Leicas ought to be willing to work on this. The older Canons demand particularly thin shutter curtain material.
elgreco
Member
Try Oleg in Russia. He replaced curtains on my Canon IId ; I sent to him yesterday a Canon IIc to also replace curtains. Good job, cheap : he aks about $80 to do that. I also know aguy in France who can replair rf cameras :he replaces the curtains on my canon IIb ; very nice job but prices are higher (190 euros to replace curtains + CLA).
Here are the links to websites :
Oleg 's : http://www.okvintagecamera.com/
Mael Bilquey : http://www.photo-technique.com/
Hope this helps.
Ioannis
Here are the links to websites :
Oleg 's : http://www.okvintagecamera.com/
Mael Bilquey : http://www.photo-technique.com/
Hope this helps.
Ioannis
payasam
a.k.a. Mukul Dube
While photographing a street demonstration in 1979 or so, I was pushed violently and the 35 mm lens on my camera struck an iron railing, bending the filter ring inwards for about an inch. I used a needle file to remove the damaged portion and then painted the exposed aluminium black. Filter thread is all right now, and the thing is not objectionably ugly. Restoring a damaged ring is of course the better answer.
vicmortelmans
Well-known
Hi, I'm having the same shutter curtain problem. Thanks for the references, Elgreco.
In the meanwhile I bought a bottle of black fabric paint (brand: Textil plus). I already applied a test on a piece of old sheets and the result is quite opaque. The material becomes a bit less flexible though.
It dries out quick and clean. The instructions say to iron it (I guess heat will fixate the paint in some way), which I can't do with the shutter curtain, but I can keep it close to a powerful light bulb, giving the same heat effect.
So I'm all set to give my shutter a home repair job first, and hopefully I won't need to send it out. The only thing that can go wrong is that the loss of flexibility of the curtain causes the shutter speeds to go wrong... then I'll have to send it out anyway.
I don't think that I can cause any severe damage to the camera by the fabric paint repair... But if anyone experienced otherwise, please give some more advise.
Groeten,
Vic
In the meanwhile I bought a bottle of black fabric paint (brand: Textil plus). I already applied a test on a piece of old sheets and the result is quite opaque. The material becomes a bit less flexible though.
It dries out quick and clean. The instructions say to iron it (I guess heat will fixate the paint in some way), which I can't do with the shutter curtain, but I can keep it close to a powerful light bulb, giving the same heat effect.
So I'm all set to give my shutter a home repair job first, and hopefully I won't need to send it out. The only thing that can go wrong is that the loss of flexibility of the curtain causes the shutter speeds to go wrong... then I'll have to send it out anyway.
I don't think that I can cause any severe damage to the camera by the fabric paint repair... But if anyone experienced otherwise, please give some more advise.
Groeten,
Vic