Posted by Jim on April 03, 2001 at 17:30:33:
In Reply to: Unscrewing lens posted by Jim Wager on April 02, 2001 at 13:08:07:: Help, help, help. I've got a Anniversary Speed
: Graphic, Ih has no solenoid but I have bought one. To
: fit it I need to rotate the lens a bit (Kodak 127mm
: Ektar with no synch.) But the lens refuss to move,
: even with a vice grip. I thought, maybe its got one of
: those little lugs sticking out from the back of the
: shutter. So I unscrewed the three screws from the
: flang on the back of the lens panel. Can I make the
: flange move? No way. I have been hitting it by putting
: ta small chisel in the screw holes and hitt6ing this
: with a hammer, to make it turn. No way. The flanger
: seems to be countersunk into the wook. But even so it
: ought to move. Maybe someone poured epoxy into it. can
: anyone please help?
: Jim
This is not a hammer and saw type of camera or repair. The camera and its parts are far too delicate for such methods
You might try to find someone locally who has experience with these cameras. Unless you are going to use flash bulbs or use the flash gun connected with the wire to the solenoid solely to trip the shutter, a solenoid won't do you much of any good anyway. Most solenoids of that era will not give you an X-synch-a good shutter repair business can fairly easily install an X-synch by modifying the shutter internally and mounting a pc connection. Your camera also won't do you much good if the force you are using damages something beyond repair. Jim