View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
David
Joined: 13 Apr 2011 Posts: 1869 Location: Denver, Colorado
Expire: 2013-01-25
|
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 7:40 am Post subject: KW Camera Reflex Box |
|
|
David wrote:
Picked up a beat-up KW Reflex Box today at a consignment store. $50, and it was a bit of a risk since the focusing glass is cracked in half and I wasn't sure if it worked. The leather is really worn but intact and the mesh around the viewing hood is in pretty good shape. I figured that since I fixed my Rolleiflex Old Standard when I got it I might try this one, too.
I don't have any photos of it yet, but here's a link to a page about this type of camera. Mine is much more rugged (read as: well loved.)
http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C53.html
Long and short, it works. I have to replace a non-essential spring on the shutter cocking arm, but the lens (after a disassembly with cleaning) is a very sharp Steinhall 10.5CM 1:4.5 tessar. The shutter speeds are accurate. How I will hold it at any speed without camera shake is a mystery to me. The whole camera jerks around when the shutter actuates.
Surprisingly for an older camera in the 6X9 format, it only stops down to f16. At any rate, I'm going to try and run a roll through it this weekend or next and see how it looks. I'm pretty optimistic the results will be decent. _________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/hancockDavidM |
|
Back to top |
|
|
luisalegria
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6602 Location: San Francisco, USA
Expire: 2018-01-18
|
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 1:55 pm Post subject: |
|
|
luisalegria wrote:
Good find!
A 6x9 SLR is a pretty rare thing these days, in working order. _________________ I like Pentax DSLR's, Exaktas, M42 bodies of all kinds, strange and cheap Japanese lenses, and am dabbling in medium format/Speed Graphic work. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
koji
Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Posts: 2106 Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Expire: 2012-12-27
|
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 2:16 pm Post subject: |
|
|
koji wrote:
I also got it at a side walk sale a long ago, was $25 with leather case. It is missing infinity stopper pin, you can see it.
The lens is Steinheil Box-Actinar 10.5cm F6.3. It works perfectly, although the mirror is deteriorating.
Clean the transport mechanism, it scratches the film. See
_________________ Our Home Page has 18,200 photos in 575 directories today.
Lenses: https://www.pbase.com/kkawakami/top_level_my_lenses |
|
Back to top |
|
|
David
Joined: 13 Apr 2011 Posts: 1869 Location: Denver, Colorado
Expire: 2013-01-25
|
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:58 am Post subject: |
|
|
David wrote:
Well, I've used my Reflex Box a few times since I got it and all the images are soft. I realized that the mirror was (key: was) surface coated but it now silver-free. So the light is bouncing off the back of the glass and throwing off my focus. Add to that the cracked-in-half ground glass, and focusing is a problem.
So I'm going to try and figure out a solution. I think I'll try some reflective decal material on the existing glass, simply cut to size. We're talking about stuff only a few mils thick, so I'm hoping that's close enough to the original silver that it will work. It seems easier, so far, that finding a new surface-coated mirror of the correct shape.
Luis, any ideas? _________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/hancockDavidM |
|
Back to top |
|
|
luisalegria
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6602 Location: San Francisco, USA
Expire: 2018-01-18
|
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 3:42 pm Post subject: |
|
|
luisalegria wrote:
No easy solutions if you aren't up to replacing the mirror.
There may be a way to shim the groundglass . _________________ I like Pentax DSLR's, Exaktas, M42 bodies of all kinds, strange and cheap Japanese lenses, and am dabbling in medium format/Speed Graphic work. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Mos6502
Joined: 20 Jun 2011 Posts: 960 Location: Austin
|
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 12:14 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Mos6502 wrote:
The guy who sells those replacement TLR mirrors on ebay can cut you a replacement mirror to order. Get the measurements of yours, including thickness if you can, and get in touch with him. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
David
Joined: 13 Apr 2011 Posts: 1869 Location: Denver, Colorado
Expire: 2013-01-25
|
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:37 am Post subject: |
|
|
David wrote:
Mos, is that eBay seller Marty1107? _________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/hancockDavidM |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Mos6502
Joined: 20 Jun 2011 Posts: 960 Location: Austin
|
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:07 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Mos6502 wrote:
Yes. I bought a mirror from him before to fix a Reflekta. He cuts the mirrors himself so conceivably he can make them any size needed. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
luisalegria
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6602 Location: San Francisco, USA
Expire: 2018-01-18
|
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 6:43 pm Post subject: |
|
|
luisalegria wrote:
FYI -
There are plastic front surface mirrors available.
http://www.bostoncraftworks.com/FrontSurface.htm
One sheet of this 1mm stock would make a LOT of camera mirrors.
Just one supplier.
1mm plastic sheet is very easy to cut accurately with Dremel tools. Should be sufficiently flat and rigid for this purpose. _________________ I like Pentax DSLR's, Exaktas, M42 bodies of all kinds, strange and cheap Japanese lenses, and am dabbling in medium format/Speed Graphic work. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
David
Joined: 13 Apr 2011 Posts: 1869 Location: Denver, Colorado
Expire: 2013-01-25
|
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:18 am Post subject: |
|
|
David wrote:
Thank you, Mos. I sent the measurements and he's going to cut a custom mirror. I can't believe it's less than $10!
Luis, thank you, too. I've got some other repair projects that need mirrors (box cameras, mostly) and that would be perfect.
Now I just need to replace the ground glass and I'll be in good shape! _________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/hancockDavidM |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|