Hi all,
I've been vexed by this lens for a while, but I finally got a speed so I can try it. Now's the time to get it off the lensboard it came on.
Only problem is I can't figure out how to do that. There's only one screw on the front, and it doesn't look like it has anything to do with the lens being attached. I unscrewed it, it didn't seem to help, so I screwed it back in.
The annoying thing is that I can see the screw that's holding it on the board, but it's on the base of the shutter and totally covered up by the rest of the shutter.
I took off the rear cell, nothing there. I've tried turning the shutter as if to unscrew it from the base, no luck there either.
Any suggestions? This lens wants to get used.
The markings on the shutter say Wollensack Optical Co, pat 1900 and 1901. It's Voigtlaender Dynar 6 1/2 inch lens.
Another question: The shutter is fried on this, and Carol Flutot says that even repaired the shutter wouldn't be that great. I'm thinking about removing both the air cylinders. I'm assuming that won't affect the aperture or anything else. Is that a sin?
Thanks
Paul
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