Im glad im not the only one having problems. I got the leotax back to where i can fire the shutter only to find the shutter button stuck solid. I made the decision to take it apart again. I finally found where a small pin goes which must have fallen out from the wind mechanism. Still looking for a place for a washer thats not joined ie its like a big letter C but the two ends are closer together. I swear these parts have a mind of there own! It just appeared one day. Looks like my wind on is out of sync with cogs that move a metal piece out of the way to fire the shutter. Then comes the task of getting the curtains back in. Oh joy! Give me a leaf shutter anyday of the week.
I was always under the impression that the Soviets hated design changes. It's interesting how often there are little tweaks to the design through the years- sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.
Im glad im not the only one having problems. I got the leotax back to where i can fire the shutter only to find the shutter button stuck solid. I made the decision to take it apart again. I finally found where a small pin goes which must have fallen out from the wind mechanism. Still looking for a place for a washer thats not joined ie its like a big letter C but the two ends are closer together. I swear these parts have a mind of there own! It just appeared one day. Looks like my wind on is out of sync with cogs that move a metal piece out of the way to fire the shutter. Then comes the task of getting the curtains back in. Oh joy! Give me a leaf shutter anyday of the week.
True. I got an Argus C3 from a flea market for $1.00 and all I did to it was wipe off the viewfinder/rangefinder windows. Shutter works flawlessly
26:18 That's really good advice. It's too easy to get carried away with disassembly
I was always under the impression that the Soviets hated design changes. It's interesting how often there are little tweaks to the design through the years- sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.
their main goal was to simplify production as much as possible for faster and cheaper made cameras, regardless of quality or reliability.