I gave up

lewfox

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Back in March 2020 I decided to repair the non-working Contax I bought years ago since the pandemic would give me lots of time and the internet convinced me I could do it.

I got the Tooke book, lube, 2-3 orders of ribbon (Japan, Finland) metric screws, and eventually a second Contax for parts and a Kiev too. I did manage to break one of the shutter springs and Contax #2 came with some knobs missing. I made lots of little parts to fumble with. I tried to label the parts as best I could. I did mark up the book.

Serial numbers C13839 & B32885

Anyway, as of March 2021 Foxy.Chicago, totally defeated by the Germans!! But I put the Contax lens on the Kiev and have a "Conive" that seems to work. I am keeping the Conive

The bottom line all the stuff is on eBay now

Thanks the folks that offered suggestions.

Sincerely
Lew
 
Back in March 2020 I decided to repair the non-working Contax I bought years ago since the pandemic would give me lots of time and the internet convinced me I could do it.
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Internet has done that to me as well, more than once. I can, thanks to the internet, replace the heating element in a water heater, but early Contaxes have remained immune to my ministrations.
Sorry for your loss, but sometimes it’s good to quit while you’re behind.
 
About the only shutters or cameras I work on are the 4X5 pinhole cameras I make. That is a limit of complexity for myself.
 
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