4x5 crown graphic

[RICARB173]

I just brought a crown graphic 1965 new in box never used the shutter sticks and doesnt open it clicks, does any one know a camera store in nyc that can lube /and get it working the shutter for me I dont want to start mailing it out of state
worried about it breaking if i keep trying to get it to work from what i was told this camera has not been out of the box since 1965

[EdSawyer]

Must post pics! ;-)

[AtlantaTerry]

I am worried about it breaking if i keep trying to get it to work from what i was told this camera has not been out of the box since 1965

Yes, you are right. You certainly do not want to force a shutter like that. Old shutter lubricants can and do try up. The shutter needs to be disassembled, cleaned and lubricated. I used to know a shutter repair guy when I lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the '70s. He swore by dry lubricants such as Molybdenum.

I believe you should be able to find several firms in the New York City area who would be able to do a quality repair.

I would take it to Lens and Repro:
33 W 17th Street / Basement
New York, New York 10011

Neighborhood: Flatiron
(212) 675-1900
http://www.lensandrepro.com

Nearest Transit Station:
14 St. (F, M)
6 Ave. (L)
18 St. (1, 2)


Also, contact S.K. Grimes which is nearby in Rhode Island:
http://www.skgrimes.com/contact-us

[DrTang]

hell..sell it for big $$ (relatively), then buy a beat up one..a good lens..holders..a tripod and film with the money

someone will want it for a shelf and you could really get going withthe money

[Dan Fromm]

lens and repro has closed. Their site is still up, http://www.lensandrepro.com/ , visit it to find out where the survivors have gone.

[I4YM]

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124 W.30th St. Suite 305
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