Re: Kodak Stereo - into the shutter mechanism?

[P3D Gregory J. Wageman <gjw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeremy Hinton asks:

>I have a kodak stereo camera which seems to have two specs of
>something between the two rear elements of the (left) lens.

>Rather than bathe and puff graphite, I _think_ that I want to 
>seperate the rear lens elements, and clean between them.

>Any tips and pointers?

Jeremy,

I'm certainly not as experienced as many others on this list,
but I have done this.  The rear element is held in place by a
spring-steel retainer with three "arms".  I used a small flathead
jeweler's screwdriver to get between the arm and the wall. While
rotating the blade slightly to disengage the arm from the groove,
lift slightly on the arm to keep it from snapping back into place.
Then proceed to a second arm and repeat.  Once you have two disengaged,
you can lift out the retainer and then the rear element.

BE SURE to note the orientation of the rear element!  It is a double-
concave lens that is NOT symmetrical; orientation counts!

	-Greg W.


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