Hi all,
It seems my Intrepid 4x5 MKIV has an issue with the tilting knobs, you cant tighten them fully. I can see the back ends keep rotating when you rotate the front end to tighten. Might be a washer issue or something else.
Does any of you know any quick fix to this issue? I have contacted Intrepid but no response yet from them. Maybe somebody from Intrepid in here might give a clue.
Cheers,
Fatih
A photo or two would help.
Thank you for your reply. Please see attachedOriginally Posted by xkaes
When I rotate the blue knob, which should tighten the tilt, the red bit which is the back end rotated as well. Normally that red bit should catch the washer there to tighten itself but that doesn’t happen anymore. It is very sad because I don’t use the camera that often and certainly don’t over tighten anything.
It seems like a simple fix. The inner nut should be stationary, and the outer knob rotates because the inner nut is loose. Some Intrepid users -- who actually have the camera -- will be able to advise. So hold on. EZ FIX!!!
Knob that came loose appears to be a 3D printed part combined with an off the shelf commercial knob. This appears to be a combo design and parts quality issue.
Contact the folks at Interpid for a solution and customer support.
Bernice
Thank you for your reply. Please see attached
When I rotate the blue knob, which should tighten the tilt, the red bit which is the back end rotated as well. Normally that red bit should catch the washer there to tighten itself but that doesn’t happen anymore. It is very sad because I don’t use the camera that often and certainly don’t over tighten anything.
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