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Dkellyg
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Username: Dkellyg

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Registered: 01-2012

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Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 07:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I am a COMPLETE classic camera virgin but I bought a Ansco Viking 6.3 to use for a specific purpose. I bought one that basically looks brand new, still had the original price tag in original box. Every thing works perfectly except the focusing scale, which I can't get to turn. It is completely frozen and no matter what I try it won't move but I don't want to force it.

Can someone give me some pointers on what to do to free it up? I would like to avoid disassembling it because I'm not confident in my skills but I'll try it with specific instructions.

Thanks
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Msiegel
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Posted on Friday, February 03, 2012 - 12:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Hi,
The camera was made by Agfa for Ansco and I believe it suffers from what is sometimes called the Agfa Disease = stuck focus due to dried grease. Find below a few links that should show you the way to go:
David Richert's excellent website:
http://www.davidrichert.com/AGFA%20rebuild/agfa.htm
It's not exactly the same camera but shutter and lens should be similar.
Roland & Caroline:
http://www.rolandandcaroline.co.uk/apotar.html
http://www.rolandandcaroline.co.uk/repair/frozenfix.html
And here a discussion on the Viking
http://photo.net/classic-cameras-forum/00Lms9
Last but not least here a recent discussion on this forum:
https://kyp.hauslendale.com/classics/forum/messages/2/23395.html?1327163215

Hope it helps as a starter.

Regards
Martin

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