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     Peter Wallage Rating: N/A |
I haven't got a Moskva 5, but I think it's much the same construction as a 6x9 Super Ikonta, and I had a similar problem on one of those. I didn't want to take the strut off for the reasons Wifried gives, but I found that if I removed the shutter assembly (undo the ring nut from inside the bellows) and pushed the bellows back into the body I could get the jaws of a very small modeller's vice (almost a toy vice) each side of the bent strut to straighten it. Because the metal of the strut was slightly springy I had to use the 'three block' method to take the strut slightly past straight, and let it spring back. It was fiddling, but it worked. There's nowhere on this list to draw a sketch, but if you aren't familiar with this method of straightening I'll send you a simple diagram off list. Peter |