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Arm
Tinkerer
Username: Arm
Post Number: 1
Registered: 09-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 05:03 pm: | 
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Hi, this is my first post. I am wondering if anyone knows of a reputable place where I could get a thorough cleaning/overhaul of a Zeiss Ikon Contina II (a) camera. I found a fellow on the east coast who works on his own that I am sure would do a great job but he said he has a waiting list of 19 months because he works on his own. I described the apparent problem to him and he said he thinks there is a good chance that the camera just needs what he called a thorough cleaning/overhaul. I have read that some places that say they will get old cameras up and running really don't do much of anything or just enough to get the camera running for a short while before it breaks down again. Anyway, if anyone knows of a reputable place that I might be able to send an inquiry to, please let me know. Thanks very much. |
Adrian
Tinkerer
Username: Adrian
Post Number: 200
Registered: 08-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 02:44 am: |
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Well, for what you pay for an overhaul (assuming that you find someone who will do it...) you could buy a dozen!
What seems to be the problem? If it is that the shutter doesn't fire, you probably need film in to engage the sprockets (certainly you do in the previous model of Contina) before you can trip the shutter. Failing that there's lots of info here, or linked from here, about Prontor shutters, and the Continas are nice to work on - a Contina was the first camera I fixed instead of making worse! |
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