ccondon
8-Dec-2009, 16:38
Hi,
So, I've never actually shot large format before, but I picked up an old Burke & James camera at auction last summer in a box with some other camera stuff that I wanted at the time.
When I open the camera and pull the lens forward on the rails, the lens doesn't seem to be locked in place at all-- the bellows will just pull it a couple of inches back on the rails. I don't know what is wrong, but one of the knobs in front of the lens is very loose, and doesn't move out or in (like I think it should). The knob in question is labeled O on the manual at
http://www.kpraslowicz.com/wpcontent/uploads/2009/10/burke_and_james_press_manual.pdf
Does anyone know if this sort of thing is fixable (either by myself or for not too much money somewhere)? If you need, I can take some pictures of the problem.
Also, the shutter sticks on the longer speeds (though bulb works fine). It's a Wollensak Raptar 135/4.7 lens... is it affordable to get these things CLA'd?
So, I've never actually shot large format before, but I picked up an old Burke & James camera at auction last summer in a box with some other camera stuff that I wanted at the time.
When I open the camera and pull the lens forward on the rails, the lens doesn't seem to be locked in place at all-- the bellows will just pull it a couple of inches back on the rails. I don't know what is wrong, but one of the knobs in front of the lens is very loose, and doesn't move out or in (like I think it should). The knob in question is labeled O on the manual at
http://www.kpraslowicz.com/wpcontent/uploads/2009/10/burke_and_james_press_manual.pdf
Does anyone know if this sort of thing is fixable (either by myself or for not too much money somewhere)? If you need, I can take some pictures of the problem.
Also, the shutter sticks on the longer speeds (though bulb works fine). It's a Wollensak Raptar 135/4.7 lens... is it affordable to get these things CLA'd?