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Goldwork
Tinkerer
Username: Goldwork
Post Number: 3
Registered: 08-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 09, 2008 - 02:12 pm: | 
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My baby Crown Graphic came with a 101mm Graflar in a Prontor SVS. The shutter seems in surprisingly good shape but I would like to clean the dust off the inside of the front element. I assume, based on a repair doc I found, that it just unscrews but I have been unable to achieve this and am concerned that I might be missing something. Also, is there a way, other than bulb, to open the shutter for focusing on the ground glass? Thanks. |
Goldwork
Tinkerer
Username: Goldwork
Post Number: 4
Registered: 08-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 09, 2008 - 02:17 pm: |
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Never mind on the front element. Tried again and came right off. I'm still interested in knowing if there is a way to open the shutter for focusing, however. |
Rick_oleson
Tinkerer
Username: Rick_oleson
Post Number: 643
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 09, 2008 - 02:47 pm: |
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Unless the shutter is a special "view camera" type, you have to open it on B for focusing. A Graphic was normally used with the viewfinder and rangefinder so they were often equipped with regular shutters instead of view camera types. If it is a view camera shutter, there will be a button or lever somewhere on the side that opens the blades regardless of the speed set or whether or not the shutter is cocked. |
Goldwork
Tinkerer
Username: Goldwork
Post Number: 5
Registered: 08-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 09, 2008 - 04:13 pm: |
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Thanks for the info, Rick. That does seem to be the case but thought I'd ask to be sure. |
