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Keith Roberts
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 11:00 am: | 
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I have acquired a Corfield Periflex with a jammed mechanism. The shutter will not fire, and I therefore cannot wind on the camera, to release the rangefinder mechanism. The body is reasonable otherwise, although the leather is peeling. I can tackle that, and the lens seems to be in excellent condition, so it seems a shame not to get it working again.
My close vision is not good, and I am no expert mechanic. Are there any simple steps that I can try, or is it one that I shall have to pass on for someone else to tackle. I'm not sufficiently in love with it to want to take it to a professional repairer.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Keith |
RJ
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 03, 2006 - 05:59 pm: |
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Hi Keith,
Depending on the model of your Corfield, the shutter failure may or may not be tied up with a periscope mechanism failure too. The shutter grinding to a halt is not unusual with the early and late models. You may be aware that the film wind-on mechanism was a particular weakness of the Corfield, resulting in uneven spacing between frames along the length of a film.
If you've not had any experience repairing this, I might recommend you try and service it. Recently I repaired a Corfield Periflex Goldstar:
http://www.luxcamera.co.uk/pages/Antiqua/Corfield/Periflex.htm
One reason why I find this camera interesting is its ability to focus any LTM 39mm lens which doesn't protrude into the periscope. The split-field image of the periscope even enables M42 lenses to be mounted via an adapter and focussed accurately on the Periflex.
The repair wasn't easy, and I wouldn't recommend undertaking it without a reference manual. There is a lot of information on the web about the other models of the Corfield, particularly on the excellent Corfield Periflex Story site.
Perhaps I might try and persuade you to have a repair: if your close focus struggles, the periscope should not be a problem with focussing the camera. The Lumax and Lumar lenses are beautiful enough and the whole camera is quaint and full of character. Sorry I can't recommend a repairer outside of the United Kingdom.
Kind regards. |
Keith
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 04, 2006 - 05:49 am: |
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Thanks for your post.
I have gathered that there are probably more jammed Periflex models about than working ones. Anything that is not very simple is beyond me, as I now have poor close vision following cataract operations.
I will try to sort out the peeling leather first, and then I will have a chat with the chap who has serviced my Exaktas. I live in Portsmouth Hants, so would be interested in UK repairers who specialise in Periflex, but am not sure whether to sell this one on, as I have rather too many old cameras in my collection already, and not enough of them get used.
I was interested to see your images, I have a fungus ridden Plaubel Makina lens heading for ebay shortly. |
RJ-
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 04, 2006 - 12:50 pm: |
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Hi Keith,
Sorry to hear about the vision issues - hope it isn't too difficult to focus the Periflex.
I can recommend a Surrey repairer who knows the Periflexes inside out - depending on the issues, he charges around 50-70 UK Sterling pounds for most of my services (i.e. anything I can't handle). I don't know how he would feel if I plastered his name and address all over an internet forum, so perhaps I can email it.
I'm very slow at scanning and uploading work - I've been meaning to get around to uploading the images for the Corfield Periflex pages since last year.....hopefully in the next two months I'll have something up ;_)
Fungus ridden decemented, lens separation, coating bloom ridden Plaubel Makina lenses are very chic with fine artists - with a little marketing on the site, I'm sure you'll be able to pay for the Periflex repair ;)
Best wishes. |
Keith
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 04, 2006 - 03:39 pm: |
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It looks as if there is hope for the Periflex yet. perhaps you could email me (right click on my name at the top of the post, for my email) with the repairer's contact info.
Car boots have been good for me lately, the P-M lens, and a Leitz Hector from the thirties for a fiver will hopefully cover some of the money I have already spent on having old cameras overhauled.
Thanks
Keith |
Keith
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 05, 2006 - 12:03 pm: |
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Sorry that should be Hektor. |
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