Beseler 4x5 Press Camera

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I'm just curious: How many of you have a Beseler 4x5 Press Camera that actually works in every aspect? I recently bought one, and the curtain is of course missing. I found out that it's triggered electrically, so maybe it's a dead giveaway after all? Where would I find a flash that matches this camera? The shutter mechanism is also (maybe) broken, but maybe fixable. The rest of the camera looks old. The lens is the original. The rangefinder might be brought back to life. And Beseler themselves denies any knowledge to the camera. Well, if someone's got any part lying around, I would like to know ...

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I have one - in a box somewhere. It has the rear curtain but the shutter is not working.

Beseler's head service technician here in the States was aware of the camera about 6 years ago and sent me some - but not the most important part -of the instructions. And it took many tries until I even got that.

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This technician must obviously have retired?

I might get the shutter to work, had I only the curtain.