Recent content by imcanderson

Thanks so much! Unfortunately the spring broke (snapped) when I was trying to maneuvre it back into place. I'll have to make a new spring, so we'll see how that goes - these detailed photos will be really helpful! Thanks again for all your assistance with this, much appreciated.

I've had a breakthrough, thanks to your comment about the clamp! You're exactly right: the clamp was on the wrong side of the spring. The spring seems to be slightly misshapen, but if I push the clamp in manually, I can get the camera to fire perfectly. Now I just need to figure out how to fix...

Thank you! Sorry, I'm not sure what piece you mean by "clamp"? Noted re: film counting disk position!

Thank you, this is very helpful! Interestingly, this spring seems to be in place on my camera, and it turns when the advance lever is turned. However, the pieces below don't move at all. I'll keep testing and see if I can identify the problem. My spanner wrench has arrived, so I've been able to...

Thanks Chuck, I've got as far as removing the c-clip and washer but there's an additional bit underneath which needs removing - I've ordered a spanner wrench for this purpose, so fingers crossed!

Thanks so much for this very detailed reply! I've been working to get the top plate off over the past couple of days. I've made some progress but think I need to get a spanner wrench to remove the advance lever and rewind lever. I agree that the most likely issue is just that one of the springs...

I've managed to fix the sprocket wheel. I took off the bottom plate + the rewind button, and pushed back a lever which had caught on the rewind button, causing the mechanism to remain depressed. Sadly, the advance lever still isn't working - but this feels like progress!

Thanks Chuck, I've tried this and can move both shutter curtains through what seems to be their full range of motion (although the bottom one has quite a lot of resistance - maybe this is normal?)

Thanks so much for this wonderful resource! I have a VLC (first version) with the problem you describe here - listed as (D) - where the film advance lever is loose. I wonder if you have any suggestions for how I might fix this? Thanks in advance!

Thanks very much! And appreciate the warm welcome ☺️

Hello all. I've recently purchased a non-working Praktica VLC (first version). Unfortunately the shutter doesn't fire and the advance lever doesn't seem to be connected to anything - it turns and returns to position as it should, but there's no resistance and the shutter doesn't cock. The mirror...