Angelo1411
Newbie
Hallo Guys,
Im trying to disassembly my Praktica super tl and i dont know how to remove the iso/shutter speed dial on the right side of the camera, can you Tell me how?
Im trying to disassembly my Praktica super tl and i dont know how to remove the iso/shutter speed dial on the right side of the camera, can you Tell me how?
tunalegs
Pretended Artist
If I recall correctly, the top of the dial is a foil sticker, you'll have to use a small screwdriver or a razor blade to carefully lift it from the dial, and once off you should see how the dial is fastened underneath.
Peter de Waal
Established
After removing the battery, lens and opening the back cover/pressure plate, I just run a very small amount of acetone into the groove between the silk-screened speed indicator disk and the knob - off the tip of a scalpel blade. The glue normally then melts allowing the indicator disk to be levered up with a sharpened wooden splinter. Sharpened splinters are very easy to create with a knife and a toothpick.
Instead of a wooden splinter you could use a suction cup.
The emphasis here is on "VERY SMALL AMOUNT" (of solvent) as too much will ruin the viewfinder's plastic fresnel screen...
A gentler alternative is to try iso-propyl alcohol first, as sometimes it will do the job. With some plastics even the fumes from acetone will damage the fresnel screen...
As always, try this method on a junk camera first.
Melting the glue and using a wooden splinter avoids that pin-shaped dent you sometimes see on the speed knob/indicator disk on repaired cameras where people have levered it up with a metal tool.
As soon as it has softened the glue, turn the camera upside down to make sure any excess solvent runs down and out of the camera.
The Super TL is a surprisingly useful camera in my opinion and grossly underrated by most people, but then I also have five PracticaMat's. Love that stop-down lever/meter switch!
Instead of a wooden splinter you could use a suction cup.
The emphasis here is on "VERY SMALL AMOUNT" (of solvent) as too much will ruin the viewfinder's plastic fresnel screen...
A gentler alternative is to try iso-propyl alcohol first, as sometimes it will do the job. With some plastics even the fumes from acetone will damage the fresnel screen...
As always, try this method on a junk camera first.
Melting the glue and using a wooden splinter avoids that pin-shaped dent you sometimes see on the speed knob/indicator disk on repaired cameras where people have levered it up with a metal tool.
As soon as it has softened the glue, turn the camera upside down to make sure any excess solvent runs down and out of the camera.
The Super TL is a surprisingly useful camera in my opinion and grossly underrated by most people, but then I also have five PracticaMat's. Love that stop-down lever/meter switch!