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Contarex Version One- how to get the top off, help wanted


 

Hi All

I have a Contarex version 1 - Bullseye, Cyclops depending on where you hail from that has a fault that causes it to hang in cold weather at all shutter speeds. I have serviced all my 3 lenses, and the parts of the camera's aperture gear train that can be reached from the front but it reverted.?

In order to further clean the shutter gears and various gear trains I need to get the top off but have no info or clues as to how to undo the wind-on stack. I believe there is a left hand thread at some stage and that I may have to make a tool for one of the rings but so far cannot find the info I need. I have ordered Tomosy's book, that apparently refers to this, but it has not arrived for a second time from Amazon and no tracking info available.


Any help or clues much appreciated.

Happy new year

Kevin



 

Hi
If memory serves, there is a normally threaded collar around the shutter release button. You have to remove that with a collet drive or spanner and then remove the counter and advance. Everything else is intuitive. On reassembly, the trickiest task is to re-engage the return spring on the shutter advance.

Javier

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On Mon, 1/4/16, kevinnjyates@... [ZICG] <ZICG@...> wrote:

Subject: [ZICG] Contarex Version One- how to get the top off, help wanted
To: ZICG@...
Date: Monday, January 4, 2016, 12:34 PM


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Hi AllI have a
Contarex version 1 - Bullseye, Cyclops depending on where
you hail from that has a fault that causes it to hang in
cold weather at all shutter speeds. I have serviced all my 3
lenses, and the parts of the camera's aperture gear
train that can be reached from the front but it
reverted.?In order to further clean the
shutter gears and various gear trains I need to get the top
off but have no info or clues as to how to undo the wind-on
stack. I believe there is a left hand thread at some stage
and that I may have to make a tool for one of the rings but
so far cannot find the info I need. I have ordered
Tomosy's book, that apparently refers to this, but it
has not arrived for a second time from Amazon and no
tracking info available.
Any help or clues much
appreciated.Happy new
yearKevin










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Many thanks Javier, do you know if the brass collar is a left hand thread? I have been down that far but could not remove the collar, I am nervous to further damage the spanner slots they have some wear already - on both sides!
Thanks again for your help
Kevin


 

Hi
I think it's normal right handed (non reverse) but I don't remember for sure.
Javier


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On Mon, 1/4/16, kevinnjyates@... [ZICG] <ZICG@...> wrote:

Subject: Re: [ZICG] Contarex Version One- how to get the top off, help wanted
To: ZICG@...
Date: Monday, January 4, 2016, 2:02 PM


?









Many thanks Javier, do you know if the brass collar
is a left hand thread? I have been down that far but could
not remove the collar, I am nervous to further damage the
spanner slots they have some wear already - on both
sides!Thanks again for your
helpKevin









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OK thanks, I'll try again. Thanks for your interest, I'm keen to get this working in all weathers instead of being a hot weather camera.
Kevin