These videos are great and you are very methodical and skilled. Let me know you're ever looking for a beautiful donor Zeiss Contaflex Super B (probably stuck timer and sticky everything else) to practice on so that me or someone else might learn enough to keep my daughter's identical Zeiss Contaflex Super B in good working order.
@@girigirininja9798 hi, that’s true, I took it offline since it didn’t contain additional information, so it didn’t serve a purpose. All the information is on RU-vid.
My same camera does not have the small screw you mentioned at 8:39 on the small film rewind knob. There is something there but not a screw where I can unscrew with any tool at all. How can I take off the knob?
There are Contaflex II's that already have the exposure meter of the Contaflex IV. You should be able to do it just like i showed here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-f62QZL_SPP8.html
Thank you for your videos, they are super interesting and enlightening on how these cameras are built. One question: what is the diameter of your special tool to unscrew the ring on the back of the top plate?
@@marcelocarignano362 i think that it acts on the part that protudes from the base. But it doesn't really matter, as long as you have a grip on the part and can unscrew it. My tool acts on a diameter of about 17.8 mm
Thank you for these videos they’re great! I have a Contaflex Super with a light meter and I’m having trouble getting the wind knob off. From what I’ve found on forums it looks like I need to unscrew a left-hand threaded ring with a slot tool. Just wondering if you have experience with the Contaflex Super. Thanks!
Yes, this procedure is a little different on the newer models (like the Super). First unscrew the small shutter release button. It has a normal right handed thread. You probably need pliers for it. Be careful to not make scratches. Afterwards, lift off the frame counter disc. Then you should see a brass ring that unscrews with a slot tool (for example a lens spanner works). Your information is correct, this one is left hand threaded! It is sometimes extremely hard to unscrew. I sometimes needed to let it soak in oil for one day until it worked. When you accomplished that, the remaining things are easy, i believe. Good luck!
What exactly do you mean? What should it need a battery for? The selenium cell works like a photo cell - it produces enough current to move the needle for the light meter.
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