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hi im a newbie ? canonet iris stuck anyone help with a simple solution ? i am not as hapless as title suggests my sense of humour , but i was his age once but he hasn,t been mine ,read on friends
 
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ron1945 said:
any sense of humour ?
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Unfortunately not, after we've been asked the same question TONS of times ..... especially when earlier replies are easily found with a simple search of the Canon RF threads :-(
 
airds said:
Unfortunately not, after we've been asked the same question TONS of times ..... especially when earlier replies are easily found with a simple search of the Canon RF threads :-(
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It seems to be like that on every forum. Almost as if people don't even bother to look, they just pop a question in, go do something else, and come back and see if their work has been done for em :D
 
at 62yrs old and very new to the pc its so nice to know that i can find such helpful and tolarent people! patience is a virtue hope to someone on this question with some soon i am typing this slow in case you dont read that fast. sorry about your sense of humour laughter is the best cure
 
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I'm no repairman, but do the blades look to have oil on them? If so you need to get the oil off of the blades. I would send it out for a cla(clean,lubricate,adjust) or look to buy one here in the classifieds. Don't fool with ebay or you will likely end up in the same situation.
 
Tough one

Tough one

ron1945 said:
at 62yrs old and very new to the pc its so nice to know that i can find such helpful and tolarent people! patience is a virtue hope to someone on this question with some soon i am typing this slow in case you dont read that fast. sorry about your sense of humour laughter is the best cure
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Hi Ron!
That welcome you got here must be an example of what they call tough love!:D
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Hi Ron, I see the welcome wagon has been here. :rolleyes:

You may want to check out our Repair forum. If you don't find something there, don't be afraid to post another question there (tell um I said it was ok if you have to). Include "Canonet" And "stuck Iris" in your title and I am sure it will attract some specific attention.
 
In general, it's not a good idea to announce yourself as "helpless", a "newbie", etc.

Just ask the question, and explain that you don't know how to search yet.
 
thanks for all the kind replys blades look dry stuck at small aperture guess ill have to trust my fumbling fingers and try to take out rear element tnx again
 
If you are in fact a newbie, I don't see what's wrong with declaring yourself so.

But of course, I am no expert.

btw, I'll extend my welcome, ron1945.

You'll find the expertise here quite spotty. It's here, but not always reliable.
 
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INGREDIENTS
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup margarine, softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 24 small chocolate eggs, unwrapped
DIRECTIONS
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups, or use paper liners. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Fill each muffin cup 1/3 full, and place a chocolate egg in the center of each. Top with remaining batter until cups are 2/3 full.
  3. Fill each muffin cup 1/3 full, and place a chocolate egg in the center of each. Top with remaining batter until cups are 2/3 full.
  4. Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown, and tops spring back when lightly tapped.
 
C'Mon guys stop being prats. This guy asked a valid question. Thats why we have forums. Being gratuitously rude just turns people off (and make you look bad.) Sorry but a bit of politeness costs nothing and is what makes these forums thrive.

You might want to check out this thread in which people are discussing why threads go off the rails. http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=725374#post725374
 
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which canonet is it? did you try a fresh battery? does it click in the manual
setting (not the Aperture priority mode)
-Francis
 
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C'Mon guys stop being prats. This guy asked a valid question. Thats why we have forums. Being gratuitously rude just turns people off (and make you look bad.) Sorry but a bit of politeness costs nothing and is what makes these forums thrive.

You might want to check out this thread in which people are discussing why threads go off the rails. http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=725374#post725374
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*Shrugs* I don't see what the big deal is, someone replied with a link to the answer and a little peice of advice (maybe needed some more tact). Wouldn't it have been worse for someone to simply reply "RTFM" or something related and not have answered or linked to the answer?

It's like the game boxes that have a warning that "game experience may vary during online play", its basically kinda like a warning that it helps not to be too sensitive to little things because you'll get plenty of it on the open web.
 
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peterm1 said:
C'Mon guys stop being prats. This guy asked a valid question. Thats why we have forums. Being gratuitously rude just turns people off (and make you look bad.) Sorry but a bit of politeness costs nothing and is what makes these forums thrive.
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Sorry that's nonsense - ron1945 received (from myself, the first reply) a very valid, link to a good illustrated article for the solution to the infamous Canonet sticky blade problem - and a reason for the 'lack of humour' (I can't see it myself) ie that this topic has been comprehensively covered on loads of occasions previously. And where, more help and material that he'd ever need could, and still can, be easily found - ie searching the forums. Also, with the advice not to attempt the fix, if he was indeed 'hapless' (his word)

I consider it good manners to do a little checking and research in the relevant forums BEFORE asking a 'new' question - it also costs nothing. And is a great a valuable resource.


And as for being 62, new to PC's and 'hopeless and hapless', it's immaterial - he found R.F.F, the correct forum and managed to post ok, so obviously is not that lame ........

But as karl said earlier, unfortunately more and more folk generally are wanting 'spoon fed' and not willing to a bit of legwork themselves :-(


Now - back to the photography?


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'lack of humour' ? If the article I linked to was read and understood, it would have been quickly realised that it wasn't a 'simple' fix as he required and may involve manufacturing tools to remove the lens element(s) and require at least some manual skills, so not to attempt it if he was 'hapless'. Of course, maybe a smiley would have helped, but do 'newbies' know what they are?
 
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