Let's say I found a local Lynx 14...

[Stephanie Brim]

And let's say that the shutter was slow/stuck. How hard is it to open one of these babies up and clean the gunk? What is the absolute best thing to use?

I really don't want to pass this up as the glass looks good and it comes with a Flash.

 

[flashover]

drop the g'man a PM

 

[Sonnar Brian]

It is not hard: I did one. But for such a nice camera, you want the right tools. An optical spanner is a must.

G'man has the experience with it. As suggested, drop him a line.

I did my own, and photographed the steps. But I would start with less valuable cameras to learn on. My Lynx worked, but was a little sticky. Isopropyl Alchohol treatment and Ronsonol treatment over two days fixed it up. Also check the beamsplitter. On the later Lynx 14e the glass from a parts GSN fit in mine. It had a taper to it to help alignment.

How much are they asking for it?

 

[Stephanie Brim]

Yeah, I'd probably either employ gman for this one or take it to the camera shop in Des Moines that works on cameras. It's just such a good deal...and the fact that I can walk in and pick it up is just too tempting.

 

[KoNickon]

Or, you save up the dough and send it to Mark Hama. I think he will CLA these for under $100.

 

[Stephanie Brim]

Yeah, didn't really think it would be that hard. Maybe I *will* try and find a spanner and do it...as long as I can find instructions as to what to do *with* illustrations, I should be able to pull it off.

 

[Kim Coxon]

Hi Stephanie,
I did a 5000 and in many ways it is far easier than the Canonet. Putting it back together was just a tad more difficult but it is not too bad as long as you take plenty of notes as you do it. If you don't have a lens spanner, the old pointy pliers work just as well - in some cases they are better.

Kim

 

[Stephanie Brim]

Ooooh yeah...needle-nose pliers. We have plenty of those around this house. We love us some needle-nose pliers.

My grandfather works on things around this house, my uncle does some plumbing work, and my cousin does electrical work. Between the three of them, I'm surprised they don't have a whole toolbox full of just those. 😛

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Something like this:

 

[yossarian]

Steph, you didn't specify if it's stuck at all speeds or just the slower ones. If you're
REALLY lucky sometimes you can exercise leaf shutters into functioning at slower
speeds just by persistent shutter-tripping, slowly dropping the speeds as things work
their way through.

This usually only applies to cameras already working at 1/15 and faster, but I've salvaged at least a dozen cameras this way over a period of years.

Fred

 

[jonasv]

Sorry to bump the thread back up, but may I ask what happened to this particular Lynx? I'm considering purchasing a nice looking Lynx 14 with a shutter that doesn't function at the slower speeds. Only want to buy it if it's something I can fix myself.

thanks!

 

[Stephanie Brim]

I didn't go for it. The guy is local, though, so I said that I may stop in just in case he comes across some other things that may interest me.

 

[Frank Granovski]

If the price was good, you should have went for and sent it to Mark Hama. You would have had a great little camera, then.

 

[jonasv]

I wouldn't exactly call it a "little" camera - my XA would be offended 😀

Thanks for letting me know; I'll see about that 14 then. I don't really need one and I'll probably skip it if I'm not sure it's an easy fix. Plus, leaving that Lynx alone is a good excuse for having a go at a Konica S3...

 

[Austintatious]

HI,
I can tell you folks a Lynx tale ! I got a nice "looking" one on the Bay. The shutter was frozen, the light meter broken, lens needed cleaning, RF was foggy and of course it needed light seals.
I am very happy to report, that today I have a beautiful and fully functional Lynx14 thanks to the one and only Greyhound Man !! He works miracles on old cameras. He also did a fantastic job on my Canonet GIII. NOBODY DOES IT BETTER!!
Thanks GMan !!

Charles

 

[raid]

And let's say that the shutter was slow/stuck. How hard is it to open one of these babies up and clean the gunk? What is the absolute best thing to use?

I really don't want to pass this up as the glass looks good and it comes with a Flash.

Stephanie: I once bought a mintish one for $35 locally and then sold it for this price. Maybe I shouldn't have done this, but I always doubted it even though I never used it.

 

[Todd Frederick]

I know how to do it, but I would not dare give instructions here, and it doesn't always work perfectly.

With a camera that might cost as much as $25, I would strongly suggest that you send it to Mark Hamma or GMan to do a really good job.

I have Yashica Lynx cameras and Leica M cameras, and, if you need to pay a small amount of a hundred dollars or so for a complete overhaul on a Yashica, it is well worth the expense since these have outstanding optics, often as fine as Leicas, or better.