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     Scott Tinkerer Username: Scott Post Number: 190 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A |
Your 2nd photo (of the back of the shutter blades) also shows the ring nut which has to come off in order to dismantle the helical enough to properly remedy the focus issues. That ring has two round holes where the prongs of an adjustable spanner should fit. Those are normal ("right-hand") threads, and those ring nuts are usually on quite tight. On your camera, you can't solve the focus issues by removing rings from the front to the shutter. First take the top and bottom covers off, then peel the covering back far enough to find how the shutter body is attached to the camera. There are probably four screws. These late 1950s RFs usually have the shutter/lens assembly mounted on a square-ish plate with the ring nut (which you can see), and that plate is attached to the front of the body casting with four machine screws. Find and remove those four screws, take off the plate, then you can see the helical and remove the ring nut if you have a spanner. If you don't have a proper spanner, you can find a pretty good substitute at a well-stocked auto parts shop. |