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Bersi
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Username: Bersi
Post Number: 1
Registered: 07-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 05:51 pm: | 
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Hi
I bought a very nice looking black dial Contax IIa with 50/1.5 coated sonnar for 35 dollars!
Now the bad part: The shutter is stuck. Worse, the shutter curtain moves sideways when I touch lightly with fingers. Does this mean the ribbons are broken? Is there a relatively easy way to tell what is wrong with the shutter? If the ribbons need replacement I cannot repair it myself. Do you have a suggestion on whom I should send it for CLA? (Europe or USA both ok) I do not want to send it to zeisscamera.com due to the excessive turnaround time.
The lens is ok except for a dark mark in one of the inner elements that is visible only when viewed from a certain angle. I will test it with film before I try cleaning it. The front and rear elements are spotless. |
Rick_oleson
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Username: Rick_oleson
Post Number: 623
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 04:48 am: |
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Ribbon problems are not common in postwar Contaxes, and not a routine job to replace as they are in the II and III. Here are some notes on the IIa shutter:
http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-62.html
http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-95.html
Your lens sounds like it may have separation, which is common in the "Carl Zeiss" (not the "Zeiss-Opton") series of postwar lenses. I might offer a suggestion for that, but Henry Scherer would have me burned in effigy on the town square. |
Bersi
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Username: Bersi
Post Number: 2
Registered: 07-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 12:22 pm: |
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The lens is a Zeiss Opton so I am hoping it is not separation.
In Kiev IV it was possible to remove the film rail and see the shutter mechanism without any further disassembly. How do I do the same on the Contax IIa to verify I have a broken shutter? |
Rick_oleson
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Username: Rick_oleson
Post Number: 624
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 07:00 pm: |
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you have to remove the shutter from the camera. email me and i'll send you some notes on it. |
Rick_oleson
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Username: Rick_oleson
Post Number: 625
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 07:01 pm: |
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(ps: That's exactly the same price that I paid for each of 3 Contax rangefinders: a II, a IIa and a III) |
