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Southman81
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Posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 06:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hi there!
I have this strange camera, it´s a Robi camera, medium format 6x9.
The thing is, as you can see in the photos (http://up.flickr.com/photos/38829536@N07/)
Some parts are missing, and i don´t know how can i make it work.
Anyone can please help me?
Any drawing with some instructions?
Thenks a lot!!!
And sorry y english!

Robi
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Msiegel
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Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 04:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

The link did not work - but this one should
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=&w=38829536%40N07
or copy and paste the below linein new browser window:
www.flickr.com/photos/38829536@N07/
Looks like everything behind the @ does not work.

Have not found anything on the camera by now but I'll keep looking
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Southman81
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Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 06:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Thanks Msiegel.
I just don´t have any clue how can it be the missing parts.
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Msiegel
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Posted on Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 09:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hi,
I have found the following:
http://www.nadir.it/ob-fot/CECCHI_IFI_2/italiane_02.htm
It's Italian only but from what I understand the Robi was manufactured by the Italian camera maker CMF in the mid 30ies (together with a 6x4.5 sister camera called Gabri). The names originally were Gabry and Roby but had to be italianized by order of the fascist regime. The Robi sports a 10.5cm/f=11 meniscus lens with fixed focus.

Here another link with some more pictures of the camera. (CMF became Bencini after WWII). Being able to read Japanese(?) would help with this page.
http://www.topgabacho.com/Bencini.htm

Sorry, still no help finding the missing parts, I fear.

rgds
Martin
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Southman81
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Posted on Monday, June 22, 2009 - 08:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Martin!
Thanks a lot!
But, i can find the missing part!!!!
Thanks to a great new friend Andrea!
Here are the parts!!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/graustark/3603195551/
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Msiegel
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Posted on Monday, June 22, 2009 - 09:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hi,
great to hear - I hope it will work again soon.
Best wishes
Martin

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