Yashica Lynx 14 shutter broken, finder foggy

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Is there someone who had problems with a Lynx 14 and had it repaired? I love this camera brick, but I am worried about high expenses for a repair... what's your experience?

BTW, I will not try to do the repair by myself...
 
Essex in New Jersey can probably fix anything; they still take on Kodak Retina Reflex repairs. They have also fixed faint RF patches on two of my Leica's. Email them a problem description; I suspect the repair price will be in the same range as some of the more common cameras.

I opened up a Lynx 14 to clean the finder; the sync wire was soldered to the PC socket and came undone. THAT WAS A PAIN! Had to resolder it and balance the top plate, very little working room.

Essex camera repair; Yashica Page
 
What do you mean by the shutter beiing broken? If it is stuck, you maybe able to free it up with some lighter fluid.

Takes a while, but it can be done, I fixed a Lynx that way.

Jon Flanders
 
He, Jon, what is lighter fluid (sorry, I am german, don't know that expression). Where do you fill it in?

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The fluid used in Cigarette Lighters is a solvent and can be used to remove the grease and grime from leaflet shutter cameras, as can isopropyl alchohol. Debate on which is best, probably depends on a number of situations such as relative humidity and temperature. So far I have had good luck with "ronsonol" but not with 99% Isopropyl Alchohol. Many other DIY'rs here at RFF experience the reverse.

BUT you have already stated that you do not want to repair it yourself, which is understandable. A good repair shop is invaluable.
 
I use Lighter fluid to clean the shutters but it leaves a residue.
I first soak with warm lighter fluid for a few hours giving it a
shake now and then and actuating the mechanism while submerged, I then rinse them in alcohol several times.
I then dry them and use more alcohol on swabs to get the
last of the residue off the blades. I dry them again and while working the mechanisms I apply a tiny bit of thin oil to the rotating parts. Of course you have to get the whole shutter
out to do it by the soaking method.
Rob
 
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