Paul Kierstead
18-Feb-2004, 11:44
I picked up a Cambo monorail, with additional long rail + bag bellows+lensboard adapter (which seems to work great with my Wisner boards) for about CAN$200, which as far as I can tell is a pretty good deal. The seller noted the bellows (the ordinary one) has some holes. All movements work well.
Here is the cam: http://homepage.mac.com/paulkierstead/tmp/cambo_pics/CRW_3685.jpg
One thing, more for curiosity, is does anybody know what model this is? It says Super Cambo on the ground glass, but it could have been replaced easily enough.
The other thing regards refurb. The movements are a bit stiffer then they should be; it appears to be a build-up of grime over the years. I certainly don't mind a little work, but was wondering if anybody had hints, particularly in the area of gotcha's. For example, I have this suspicion that the indents (for zeroing etc) could be problematic. Am I going to have springs popping out on disassembly?
I know much has been written on bellows repair, and I really should use a special tape, but quite frankly I want to get this going as cheaply as possible. Outside of draping a darkcloth over it, what tape available at a home improvement center would do? I will only be using it indoors under strobes for the moment, so prolonged usage in sunlight with darkslide pulled is not an issue.
Ok, one more....any good suggestion for removing the red paint? Not that it has to be removed (I am using this for function, not form), but since I will have it disassembled anyway...
Thanks for the help.
Here is the cam: http://homepage.mac.com/paulkierstead/tmp/cambo_pics/CRW_3685.jpg
One thing, more for curiosity, is does anybody know what model this is? It says Super Cambo on the ground glass, but it could have been replaced easily enough.
The other thing regards refurb. The movements are a bit stiffer then they should be; it appears to be a build-up of grime over the years. I certainly don't mind a little work, but was wondering if anybody had hints, particularly in the area of gotcha's. For example, I have this suspicion that the indents (for zeroing etc) could be problematic. Am I going to have springs popping out on disassembly?
I know much has been written on bellows repair, and I really should use a special tape, but quite frankly I want to get this going as cheaply as possible. Outside of draping a darkcloth over it, what tape available at a home improvement center would do? I will only be using it indoors under strobes for the moment, so prolonged usage in sunlight with darkslide pulled is not an issue.
Ok, one more....any good suggestion for removing the red paint? Not that it has to be removed (I am using this for function, not form), but since I will have it disassembled anyway...
Thanks for the help.