Re: [photo-3d] Kodak Camera Questions

[Jim Benbow <blip23@xxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 11 Mar 2001 17:56:20 -0500 (EST), the head of markaren@xxxxxxxxx split
open and the following poured out:

>I cleaned up an old Kodak stereo camera I aquired awhile back. I tested
>the camera using a roll of print film on a mildly warm day....everything
>seemed fine as far as exposure, no light leaks or excessive frame
>overlaps etc. This week I loaded in a roll of slide film and noticed
>that the film advance did not " click stop" to the next frame. I had to
>watch the shutter mechanism and try to guess when to stop advancing the
>camera. Upon opening the back and advancing the gears by hand, the
>tension would vary, but I could continue to roll the gears again and
>again. Can I fix this problem myself?

I had similar problems with my Kodak.
(From memory:)
The problem is probably in the bottom of the camera, which can be accessed by
removing the bottom plate. Looking in the bottom of the camera you will see a
wheel with an indentation in it that is linked to the sprockets in the middle of
the camera. A long lever should ride on this wheel and drop into the indentation
when the indentation passes under the lever's contact point. The lever then
releases a pawl that should engage a gear attached to the take-up spool and
knob. The pawl will stop the film advance when working properly. The sprockets
are not directly prevented from turning.
My problem was that the (probably original) grease on the lever had gotten
sticky with age and slowed the lever's movement (especially when cold) so it
sometimes wouldn't drop in the indentation and stop the advance.
I cleaned as much of the grease of as I could and now only have occasional
problems when the camera is very cold. Even then, slowly advancing the film will
usually solve the problem.

Hope this helps.

Jim Benbow
blip23@xxxxxxx

 

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