Re: Disaster! :(

[P3D Paul Talbot <ptww@xxxxxxxxx>]

Re: DrT referred to Larry Weakly having a similar problem with
his Realist.  Larry had written:

> The only problem with it is that it doesn't like
> 36 exposure rolls. It will overlap the last several exposures. I
> wonder if this is due to not having the guard over the film
> advance sprocket. That was a modification on later models.

Larry's Realist problem sounds slightly different, but is also
addressed by Piper in Installment #62.  He writes:

"When your Realist is unloaded and set to Rewind, it should be
possible to rotate the Wind or Rewind knob in either direction
with the tip of one finger.  If either is tight, you may be
headed for trouble, especially with the 36 exp rolls."

Piper does not say what to do about this problem, but from what has
been described so far it does not sound like the same problem DrT
experienced (he did not mention the overlap being limited to the
end of long rolls).

Perhaps the problem with Larry's Realist would be helped by a
DrT-style lube job on the advance mechanism.

Paul Talbot


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