Help ID a Canon and a recommend a place for repair?

[m-bartelt]

Yes, I'm new, and I've looked through the various sticky posts to try and determine exactly what model I have (model III?), and am just plain confused.

I need to have this serviced... the little tab on the spool that winds the film appears to have broken off (I inherited this from my father). I would like to have it repaired and wonder who might be able to do it.

Instead of running down the description, I'll just post pictures, cause that's just what everyone wants anyways.... to see gear porn, eh? 😛

Stuff you can't see... the slow speed dial is T,1,4,8,25

 

[xayraa33]

It looks like a Canon IIIA.
DAG or Essex can do the repairs in the states.

 

[xayraa33]

If only the spring tab is broken on the take up spool,and the rest of the camera is ok, you can still buy a take up spool.
But if this camera has not had a recent CLA, it is probably due for one anyway.

 

[M. Valdemar]

About 10 years ago I picked up a Ernemann Ermanox camera.

The shutter was destroyed, the lens was totally fogged, the helicoid was dry.

I asked Essex if they could do it and they said yes.

I got the camera back completely operational in two weeks, lens sparkling clean, all controls and focus butter smooth. I shot with it, with a 120 back, and the photos were perfect. Beautiful, in fact.

The bill?

$142

Years and years ago, they used to run an ad in Shutterbug advertising that they would do almost any repair for $35. Those were the days.

Of course, $35 was worth $150 then.


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[Michiel Fokkema]

Hi,
In Europe I can recommend Wil van Manen.

Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema

 

[bob cole]

Help ID a Canon and a recommend a place for repair?

Peter Dechert, in his "Canon Rangefinder Cameras, 1933-68" confirms what xayraa33 said: It's a Canon IIIA, with 9,025 produced between Dec. 1951 and Sept. 1953 with Ser. Nos. from 61,150 to 105,800...The normal lens: 50mm Serenar f3.5 or f1.8... Dechert says that the IIIA, is "essentially a III newly furbished" and "may exist in more variations that any other Canon camera."

 

[m-bartelt]

Thanks for all the responses... this is the part that's broken:

 

[xayraa33]

Thanks for all the responses... this is the part that's broken:

There is a notch there from the factory to mate with the optional trigger winder, but even if this notch is nicked and a small piece is broken off, the take spool still fits ok and you still can wind the camera with the wind knob on top.

 

[bob cole]

Help ID a Canon and a recommend a place for repair

Help ID a Canon and a recommend a place for repair

In addition to Don Goldberg (DAG) in Wisconsin at dagcam@chorus.net and
Sherry Krauter in upstate New York at repairs@sherrykrauter.com

Dr. Dechert was last living in Santa Fe, N.M. (1982 address in his book was P.O. Box 636, Santa Fe, N.M. 87504)...SOMEBODY HERE MUST KNOW HIS CURRENT ADDRESS... Nobody knows Canon like Dechert...

 

[xayraa33]

In addition to Don Goldberg (DAG) in Wisconsin at dagcam@chorus.net and
Sherry Krauter in upstate New York at repairs@sherrykrauter.com

Dr. Dechert was last living in Santa Fe, N.M. (1982 address in his book was P.O. Box 636, Santa Fe, N.M. 87504)...SOMEBODY HERE MUST KNOW HIS CURRENT ADDRESS... Nobody knows Canon like Dechert...

you can send Peter a PM (pdek), he is a member of this forum.
but why? the camera is IDed as a Canon IIIA.

 

[Paul Connet]

Thanks for all the responses... this is the part that's broken:

The picture shows the shaft for the take-up spool, and it is not broken. The notch is normal. The spool is not shown and may be the missing link. Looks like all you need is a spool.

Regards, Paul C.

 

[bob cole]

Help ID a Canon and a recommend a place for repair?

As already noted, you may need just the Canon Take-up Spool...Here's one that B&H Photo in New York had in stock and may still have @ $30usd

 

[m-bartelt]

I have the spool, but it does not seem to want to engage.

 

[m-bartelt]

So the spool just compression fits to the spindle?

After further examination, it appears that the spindle is compressed enough to where the spool will grab, but not hold. I guess I'll take it to my camera tech today.

 

[Paul Connet]

So the spool just compression fits to the spindle?

After further examination, it appears that the spindle is compressed enough to where the spool will grab, but not hold. I guess I'll take it to my camera tech today.

The spool is a friction fit to the shaft. It is not supposed to be locked to the shaft, it will turn (somewhat stiffly) on the shaft. The film is moved thru the camera by the sprocket teeth that engage the film preferations. Unless your camera has a bad take-up shaft it probably works just fine. Load a film in it and see.

Regards, Paul Connet

 

[m-bartelt]

Yes, I did load film into it and that's how I discovered the problem. I adjusted the tabs that hold the spool and it's working fine now, thank you! 🙂