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     P Laskey Rating: N/A |
The Minister D is a swine to work on, I tried dismantling a balky one and found the shutter and lens diaphragm are all in one "block" which seems impossible to take apart, unlike the Minister III. However the front lens element can be removed by unscrewing using a rubber block, the front dials of the lens are held in by a thin brass ring with scalloped edges which can be eased off by rotating it with a small screwdriver, after rotating the small brass screw so it doesn't engage in one of the cutouts. The shutter mechanism is underneath. Take careful note how the pins fit into the slots on the circular cover plate before taking it off, one of these may have jammed in the wrong place. Sometimes careless use by a previous owner can jam these cameras. A few drops of lighter fuel on the shutter blades and/or shutter pivots might just free the mechanism if it's sticky. Don't quote me on that though. P Laskey |