ginquo
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Hello, I recently bought a Minolta Semi IIIA which turned out to be in worse shape than I hoped.
The main issue is that the shutter button on top doesn't seem to be properly linked to the release of the Kōnan-Rapid shutter. I hope this is visible in the image I've uploaded. There's this lever attached to the door that, when pulled down against small the spring, would push up the release on the shutter. However there is no link between that lever and the metal strip that's directly connected with the shutter button. You can see the two hooks on the left that I think were somehow connected.
Does anyone here maybe have a working Minolta Semi (or a camera with a similar shutter release mechanism; my other folders work quite differently) so they can check how these were originally linked?
edit: I think side-opening Ikontas could use a similar mechanism.
The main issue is that the shutter button on top doesn't seem to be properly linked to the release of the Kōnan-Rapid shutter. I hope this is visible in the image I've uploaded. There's this lever attached to the door that, when pulled down against small the spring, would push up the release on the shutter. However there is no link between that lever and the metal strip that's directly connected with the shutter button. You can see the two hooks on the left that I think were somehow connected.
Does anyone here maybe have a working Minolta Semi (or a camera with a similar shutter release mechanism; my other folders work quite differently) so they can check how these were originally linked?
edit: I think side-opening Ikontas could use a similar mechanism.
