Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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David wrote:
As soon as mine locked, I went to some repair forums. One thing I read was that the Bessa has a sturdier spool movement spring than the Retinas (though the Retinas are better than the Retinettes.) A number of topics cited the same problem -- lever lock in mid-wind -- as an indication that the spring had broken. It's possible to fix, but is tricky. I read the storied of the fixes with abject horror, afraid I'd have to try that.
I grabbed a bunch of photos of the Retina last night, but I may have to re-take them since I spent about 30 minutes this morning cleaning 55+ years of grime off the top. This is a slick looking little camera, and the glass is superb. Germans make good cameras. _________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/hancockDavidM |