alinCiortea
Member
good afternoon!
my problem is as follows> i've just got a revue 400se from the auction site and it turned out to be a dud... aside from the sand and salt particles i found all over inside the camrera (went for a swim?), the automatic aperture system is malfunctioning. let's assume the correct aperture would be 2.8. the needle points this out but when pressing the shutter release (even slowly), the needle 'slides' on the dented cam to f4 or even higher if i press it more rapidly. i've dismantled the camera and after studying the movements for a while i can now say that the first, convex cam is not engaging soon enough (at f1.7 it is not touching the needle when the other, aperture setting cam establishes contact with it) or at all. also, at f2.8 for example, even if it gets in contact with the needle, i believe the force it applies is not big enough to keep the needle locked, so the other cam pushes the needle down and thus sets a wrong aperture.
i've thought about it and can't figure out what to do. the needle seems bent in a roughly _/"\_ shape and maybe that's why the first cam doesn't engage well enough. i'm not too keen on rebending the needle just yet.
i couldn't find a service manual for the revue 400se / vivitar 35es / minolta himatic 7sii / konica s3 either...
any suggestions anyone?
thanks in advance!
best regards,
alin
my problem is as follows> i've just got a revue 400se from the auction site and it turned out to be a dud... aside from the sand and salt particles i found all over inside the camrera (went for a swim?), the automatic aperture system is malfunctioning. let's assume the correct aperture would be 2.8. the needle points this out but when pressing the shutter release (even slowly), the needle 'slides' on the dented cam to f4 or even higher if i press it more rapidly. i've dismantled the camera and after studying the movements for a while i can now say that the first, convex cam is not engaging soon enough (at f1.7 it is not touching the needle when the other, aperture setting cam establishes contact with it) or at all. also, at f2.8 for example, even if it gets in contact with the needle, i believe the force it applies is not big enough to keep the needle locked, so the other cam pushes the needle down and thus sets a wrong aperture.
i've thought about it and can't figure out what to do. the needle seems bent in a roughly _/"\_ shape and maybe that's why the first cam doesn't engage well enough. i'm not too keen on rebending the needle just yet.
i couldn't find a service manual for the revue 400se / vivitar 35es / minolta himatic 7sii / konica s3 either...
any suggestions anyone?
thanks in advance!
best regards,
alin
batterytypehah!
Lord of the Dings
I've been meaning to take the top off my 400SE for some cleaning and fixing the loose VF/RF front glass. Is that all I would need to do to see how it's supposed to work? Don't want to take it apart more than I need to, but I can check and take pictures for you if that helps. Will probably be a while before I get around to it, though.
BTW what's involved in taking the top off? I see one Phillips head by the top of the hinge, two under the rewind crank, and the advance lever of course. Is that it?
BTW what's involved in taking the top off? I see one Phillips head by the top of the hinge, two under the rewind crank, and the advance lever of course. Is that it?
alinCiortea
Member
removing the top plate is easy (those 3 screws) but doesn't show much. in order for me to get to the problem i also had to peel the leatherette and unscrew the whole lens-exposure system assembly (which is very straight forward but if you don't have to don't do it 
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alinCiortea
Member
anyone, help!