cyberjunkie
22-Jul-2011, 19:46
Some time ago i purchased on Ebay an Agfa Ansco Universal View 5x7".
I did it because of the Ilex Photoplastic 5x7 lens that came with the camera. Unfortunately the lens came with a standard back cell, so it's not as "soft" as expected.
Fortunately the Ilex No.5 shutter is working well enough, so i don't feel totally at loss with my purchase.
To feel even better i should fix the camera, and bring it back to an usable state.
I uploaded a picture from Cameraeccentric, the camera looks to be the same. The red line evidences where the camera is broken: there is a missing "slice" of wood on the side, and the knob (see the red arrow) is also missing.
The camera was probably kept in some humid basement for some time: as soon as i tried to unfold the camera, some parts went off. A few small wooden bits came loose, as if they were unglued, and also a small rack, that went down together with the two nails that kept it in place (not screws, nails!).
The line, along which the wood broke down, could be flattened and a new part redone, copying the shape of the other side. But my main concern is the missing knob. Is it used to lock the sliding bed? How does it work? When i tried to disassemble the camera, it was just falling in pieces, so i stopped, and decided to keep a few pictures for reference, and ask on the forum for guidance.
I'd like to try to remake the knob, but i found no close pictures of the part, and no description of how it's shaped.
My camera is not here, so i can't post a picture of the broken part, but i hope that my description would be enough.
have fun
CJ
I did it because of the Ilex Photoplastic 5x7 lens that came with the camera. Unfortunately the lens came with a standard back cell, so it's not as "soft" as expected.
Fortunately the Ilex No.5 shutter is working well enough, so i don't feel totally at loss with my purchase.
To feel even better i should fix the camera, and bring it back to an usable state.
I uploaded a picture from Cameraeccentric, the camera looks to be the same. The red line evidences where the camera is broken: there is a missing "slice" of wood on the side, and the knob (see the red arrow) is also missing.
The camera was probably kept in some humid basement for some time: as soon as i tried to unfold the camera, some parts went off. A few small wooden bits came loose, as if they were unglued, and also a small rack, that went down together with the two nails that kept it in place (not screws, nails!).
The line, along which the wood broke down, could be flattened and a new part redone, copying the shape of the other side. But my main concern is the missing knob. Is it used to lock the sliding bed? How does it work? When i tried to disassemble the camera, it was just falling in pieces, so i stopped, and decided to keep a few pictures for reference, and ask on the forum for guidance.
I'd like to try to remake the knob, but i found no close pictures of the part, and no description of how it's shaped.
My camera is not here, so i can't post a picture of the broken part, but i hope that my description would be enough.
have fun
CJ