Servicing a Kodak Retinette IA camera, part 01
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- Опубліковано 8 тра 2023
- Here I will go through the process of stripping down and servicing the Kodak Retinette IA camera. These videos cover the first models, the type 035, with the 50mm f/3.5 lens and with both the Vero and Pronto shutters.
Consumables used servicing camera bodies:
I use naphtha (cigarette lighter fluid) for cleaning metal parts. CRC Heavy Duty Lectra Clean for dried grease that the naphtha won’t dissolve. A generic wax and grease remover to soak mechanical parts prior to cleaning in an ultrasonic cleaner. Glass cleaned with normal domestic glass cleaner.
Parts are lubricated with Inox MX6 (a synthetic grease), Rocol Dry Molybdenum paste, MicroLubrol Helimax XP helicoid grease, graphite powder, or graphite grease as needed.
Leatherettes are glued back with Ados F2 adhesive.
Consumables used servicing shutter and lens assemblies:
Naphtha (cigarette lighter fluid), or occasionally CRC Heavy Duty Lectraclean. Lenses cleaned with normal domestic glass cleaner.
Parts are lubricated Rocol Dry Molybdenum paste, MicroLubrol Helimax XP helicoid grease, graphite powder, or graphite grease as needed.
I also say Hooray, as I have a RETINETTE 1A, makes nice Kodak moments. I use it with TMAX of course! The 45mm f2.8 Lens it makes excellent enlargements👌
The only issue is rewinding the film.
Thanks Chris for your continuing repair work on these beautiful cameras 📷 👍
Hooray! What a suprise! Several days ago somebody asked for Retinette 1A repair tutorial and ... here we go! As always, Thank you Chris!
I agree, because I asked for a Retinette 1a and my hopes have been answered. Thank you, Chris, I will follow with great interest.😊
Chris, in case I decided to disassemble my Retinette IA using just a single diameter metallic tube with two little horns for the retaining ring, which should be the diameter of the tube, 25mm? 1inch? Thank you.
The retaining ring is 27mm in outside diameter. The film gate is only 24mm wide. Look at these videos for design of a good tool. ua-cam.com/video/GekAmbqQhnU/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/-J6oDk9n13I/v-deo.html
@@ChrisSherlock Yes, I will need something of the sort. Thank you.