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Alaskanirish87
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Username: Alaskanirish87
Post Number: 2
Registered: 12-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 10:58 pm: | 
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alright, so I thought the lense was cracked.. but I think it's just the shutter. When I put film in it, it wont advance, and the shutter doesn't open when I try to take a picture. Is there some way to unjam it? |
Adrian
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Username: Adrian
Post Number: 110
Registered: 08-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 14, 2007 - 03:39 am: |
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This post might help:
https://kyp.hauslendale.com/classics/forum/messages/6901/3807.html?1105045339
- if you use the search facility to search for "Contina", there are a number of threads that may help. The Prontor, in its many variants, was a common shutter and a search should also track down some web pages with illustrated guides to opening one up. I've used them - they're good. One caveat - if focusing is by moving the whole lens assembly, it will be a different procedure to get into it than if focus is by moving the front element alone.
As for the lens, Googling suggests that the front element is interchangeable - if it's that that's cream-crackered you could drop one in if you found another Contina III.
Hope that helps - can't add anything more specific as I haven't worked on that model.
Just a thought - have you tried looking for a manual in case there is some kind of interlock on the wind/shutter mechanism? It's a good idea to check that it really is jammed before strting to dismantle!
Adrian |
Alaskanirish87
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Username: Alaskanirish87
Post Number: 3
Registered: 12-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 14, 2007 - 04:15 am: |
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I was just going to look up the manual to see.. thanks for the advice |
Alaskanirish87
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Username: Alaskanirish87
Post Number: 4
Registered: 12-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 14, 2007 - 04:35 am: |
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Unfortunetly.. I'm one of those people that needs to see pictures.. so that link doesn't help.. and the manual I found doesn't say anything except what I did to load the film and take a picture.. I guess I'll probably just have to take it in somewhere and see if they know. Thanks for the help |
