I was not expecting to see a new video from you, you made a really bad day shine again! Thank you, I was really missing all this, even It you deserve to enjoy your retirement. Greetings from Italy 😀 and glad to look at your video.
It's great to see you back, well and rested I hope. Your videos have been entertaining and joyful to watch. Even though it's a pain to do everything in front of the camera, appreciate the effort of doing so
Woo hoo! I happen to have one of those, so I'll be watching this series over and over. Big fan of your's, Chris! I used your voigtlander Perkeo 1 videos to completely CLA it, with complete success! Cheers mate!
So good to see you back and hope everything's OK with you! Your Super Ikonta repair sequence 7 months ago seemed to stop suddenly so hopefully not due to anything negative.
According to Karl Otto Kemmler´s Book "Kodak Retina" there were only about 2000 of these built, in 1957. By the Time they bulit the very last ones of the IIIc (small c ) their Supplier only got the new one-Stage Meters so Kodak just changed the Housing a little bit and fitted the new Meters in there. I find that very neat! Very nice Example, I am lucky to have one :-) Good to see you back filming :-))) Greetings from Stuttgart, Marc
Someone had a go at 'digital film' quite some years ago, it didn't reach the market then. I think the constant improvements in pixel-count in digital cameras at the time was too hard to keep up with. I remember now, it was called Silicon Film.
Hello, I inherited a Retina IIIc (small c) that had been my grandfather's. He passed in 1999; camera only just came to me last week. The caretakers never checked and I discovered that there is film inside. The film door is stuck. The button release does not depress. Is it acceptable to use a drop or two of WD40 to try and unseize the button? At the moment I don't know if its simply stuck or misaligned and therefore blocked from movement. I do see the references to use of naphta for cleaning - but don't know if its appropriate in all cases and ... I prefer to look foolish asking rather than make things worse. It would be ideal to get it open without creating further damage. The indications are the film is color print film; which is doubly lucky. He used to shoot a lot of Kodachrome. ...but this would be C41 stuff that I would at least have a chance to get developed ... once I get it out of the camera! TL;DR - Is a lubricant a reasonable approach to trying to unstick a stuck Retina IIIc film cover release button? If yes, what would be best? Thank you.
There is nowhere to put WD40 until the mechanism is apart. I assume you already have the film rewound into the cassette else you would not want to open the back yet. I would use an aluminium drift and a small hammer to shift that back-catch. You can deal with lubricating the parts later. If the back-catch is that stuck there will likely be other problems to be dealt with. Good luck with recovering the images, you never know what you'll find on an old film.
@@ChrisSherlock Thank you so much for the kindness in replying. I gave the answer the thumbs up yesterday but couldn't respond until today. I will be heading to my local hardware shop to purchase an aluminum punch/drift set later today. Along with the Retina I also received a Rolleiflex 3.5T and a Topcon RE Super. (The Rolleiflex might also have film in it, I just need to review proper rewinding procedure to make certain any film that's in there has been rewound as the Rollei is different from any other camera I've used prior).
Chris Sherlock... the man... the legend... RETURNS!
Good to see you, Chris!
The earth is healing! Chris is back!
WOW...was almost loosing intetest in repairing cameras without your videos Sir ! Thank you for coming back ! Looking forward to many more.
Welcome back Chris, lovely to see you again. hope you’re enjoying retirement 👍🏼
Hi Chris, great to see you again. Hope you're enjoying your retirement. Probably busier now than when you worked!
Yes, I don't know how I ever found the time to work...so busy now. I'd better get a new brew going in the fermenter so I don't run out of beer...
So great to see you back! I've very much missed your excellent videos.
Welcome back, Chris! Thanks for putting out another small series. Your wealth of knowledge is so helpful.
Fantastic to see you back Chris. Really missed your videos. And a very belated Happy New Year to you.
Good to have you back Chris!
I was not expecting to see a new video from you, you made a really bad day shine again! Thank you, I was really missing all this, even It you deserve to enjoy your retirement. Greetings from Italy 😀 and glad to look at your video.
Hooray, Chris is back! It's really good to see you again. Happy retirement!
非常开心,终于回来更新了,感谢你！
It's great to see you back, well and rested I hope.
Your videos have been entertaining and joyful to watch. Even though it's a pain to do everything in front of the camera, appreciate the effort of doing so
Great to see the top man back.
It's just very, very nice to see you again. Missed your videos. I'm happy and greetings!!!
Awesome to see you uploading again!
Good to see you again, Chris!
So happy to see your videos again Chris!!
Good to see you back!
At last! 👍
Woo hoo! I happen to have one of those, so I'll be watching this series over and over. Big fan of your's, Chris!
I used your voigtlander Perkeo 1 videos to completely CLA it, with complete success! Cheers mate!
Welcome Back, Chris! 🙂
Hope your retirement is good. I myself retired too although I keep busy rebuilding the Canonet G-III's to keep me occupied
So good to see you back and hope everything's OK with you! Your Super Ikonta repair sequence 7 months ago seemed to stop suddenly so hopefully not due to anything negative.
I just never found the time to get back to that job. It is still here in a box. One day I'll finish it.
Nice to have you back.
Hope you are enjoying life. ATB
Nice to see you again, Chris!
Great to see you back mate. We just need to keep donating cameras to keep you around haha!
According to Karl Otto Kemmler´s Book "Kodak Retina" there were only about 2000 of these built, in 1957.
By the Time they bulit the very last ones of the IIIc (small c ) their Supplier only got the new one-Stage Meters so Kodak just changed the Housing a little bit and fitted the new Meters in there. I find that very neat!
Very nice Example, I am lucky to have one :-)
Good to see you back filming :-)))
Greetings from Stuttgart, Marc
Lovely video and camera! Welcome back!
Welcome back!!
Welcome back! ❤
Thanks! I would like to learn how to repair old cameras, I'm glad I found your channel. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks very much, and I hope my videos help you with your repairs.
@@ChrisSherlock Thanks, I’m trying to repair the Kodak 35 Rf. Hahaha… I’m learning with you… also I like your confidence, your are very skilled.
Welcome!!!!
Drop in digital modules will replace the film cartages. Partially controlled by Bluetooth, these mechanical cameras will be used once more.
Someone had a go at 'digital film' quite some years ago, it didn't reach the market then. I think the constant improvements in pixel-count in digital cameras at the time was too hard to keep up with. I remember now, it was called Silicon Film.
Hello, I inherited a Retina IIIc (small c) that had been my grandfather's. He passed in 1999; camera only just came to me last week. The caretakers never checked and I discovered that there is film inside. The film door is stuck. The button release does not depress. Is it acceptable to use a drop or two of WD40 to try and unseize the button? At the moment I don't know if its simply stuck or misaligned and therefore blocked from movement.
I do see the references to use of naphta for cleaning - but don't know if its appropriate in all cases and ... I prefer to look foolish asking rather than make things worse. It would be ideal to get it open without creating further damage.
The indications are the film is color print film; which is doubly lucky. He used to shoot a lot of Kodachrome. ...but this would be C41 stuff that I would at least have a chance to get developed ... once I get it out of the camera!
TL;DR - Is a lubricant a reasonable approach to trying to unstick a stuck Retina IIIc film cover release button? If yes, what would be best?
Thank you.
There is nowhere to put WD40 until the mechanism is apart. I assume you already have the film rewound into the cassette else you would not want to open the back yet. I would use an aluminium drift and a small hammer to shift that back-catch. You can deal with lubricating the parts later. If the back-catch is that stuck there will likely be other problems to be dealt with. Good luck with recovering the images, you never know what you'll find on an old film.
@@ChrisSherlock Thank you so much for the kindness in replying. I gave the answer the thumbs up yesterday but couldn't respond until today. I will be heading to my local hardware shop to purchase an aluminum punch/drift set later today. Along with the Retina I also received a Rolleiflex 3.5T and a Topcon RE Super. (The Rolleiflex might also have film in it, I just need to review proper rewinding procedure to make certain any film that's in there has been rewound as the Rollei is different from any other camera I've used prior).