P3D Kodak repairs

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Hi!

It's been stated that the Kodak is faster to use than the Realist
(we'll see what happens at noon Friday!), but how about repairing
it? The story seems to be that it is easy to work on the Realist
yourself. How about the Kodak? Is there any sort of repair manual
available (I see Reel-3D has a parts manual--don't know what's in
it)? I'm sure it's harder to work on than the Realist, but it would
seem to be within possibility, even if it might require getting a
couple of special tools.

FWIW, I used to work on my Minolta-16II (long ago!). I could have
it all apart except for the shutter gear train in about 5 minutes,
and even modified the shutter to go from a top speed of 1/500 to
1/1000 (and didn't lose 1/500 in the process!). I'll admit I had
some problems with manufacturing tolerances, and my 1/1000 was
probably closer to 1/750, but it worked!  :-)  Those were the days!
I've done some work on other cameras (and sometimes wished I hadn't!).

Mark Shields

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