fullframe35
Member
Does anyone have one?
I have a Bessa-L that developed the take-up-spool-slippage syndrome. I've done a complete teardown of the camera to get to a long spring in the take-up spool that's not apparently doing anything but living there and slipping up and down the spool axle. I also have compared it with a Cosina, which has the same innards as the Voigt, but there's no free-sliding spring there.
I'm happy to share pictures of the teardown if they'd help anyone.
But i'm really looking for a repair manual, or at least some exploded views of the Bessa-L and where things should sit precisely, because I have some questions.
Don't burn me at the stake for posting a question about a non-rangefinder here, please!
Cheers,
joe.elia@gmail.com
I have a Bessa-L that developed the take-up-spool-slippage syndrome. I've done a complete teardown of the camera to get to a long spring in the take-up spool that's not apparently doing anything but living there and slipping up and down the spool axle. I also have compared it with a Cosina, which has the same innards as the Voigt, but there's no free-sliding spring there.
I'm happy to share pictures of the teardown if they'd help anyone.
But i'm really looking for a repair manual, or at least some exploded views of the Bessa-L and where things should sit precisely, because I have some questions.
Don't burn me at the stake for posting a question about a non-rangefinder here, please!
Cheers,
joe.elia@gmail.com
ToyotaFanKK
Newbie
Hmm, my Cosina CT-1a has had a slippy takeup spool for years and it doesn't pose a problem as long as I tension the film with the rewind crank before I start shooting.
fullframe35
Member
Yes, the Cosina is well-behaved. Tensioning doesn't help with the Voigt though, because the take-up spool slips even though the feeder gears at the exposure window continue to crank the film through. That causes a buildup of exposed film that eventually prevents winding after from 5 to 15 exposures.
I've had the thing all apart and compared it with a working version, but I can't seem to find the difference between the two.