3.5F taking shutter out.

Hi all,

Dealing with a very hard shutter release lever I think the problem is under the shutter, with the link between the inside lever that comes out (underneath the shutter) and the ring that is activated from the shutter release button.

So far I have reached this point:


I removed the first part of the bellows from the film chamber and it seems I should unscrew that retaining ring but when I started to move it I had the impression it’s not threaded and it might be as well slip on.
If it would be threaded it would be great, I just continue carefully until it’s out the the shutter would be out.

Another option is to remove the front plate, 6 screws, parallax screw on top plus the link screw from the crank coming to the shutter... but how to handle the system going to the light meter is a absolutely unknown to me.



Any help will be highly appreciated.
Yes, I’m aware of the value and complexity of the camera, that’s the point of asking for help.
Yes, I have read a previous thread in the forum from 2014 and I can’t locate the screw that op was mentioning when he succeeded on this task.

Thank you in advance,
Alex

A Roeiflex service manual is available at Learncamerarepair.com.
I'm unable to link from this phone.

I have it, thank you, I will take a look again but I don't recall useful information for the part I'm trying to do.

The lens retaining ring is inside the large barrel on the rear of the lens and the lens. It may be difficult to access.
The lens mount plate has shims between the plate and focus arms.
There is a parallex arm attached at the top right accessible at closest focus distance.

shutterfinger said:

The lens retaining ring is inside the large barrel on the rear of the lens and the lens. It may be difficult to access.
The lens mount plate has shims between the plate and focus arms.
There is a parallex arm attached at the top right accessible at closest focus distance.

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Thank you for this, a clarification please:
For accessing the retaining ring I should remove the lens mount plate, how to deal with the part going to the light meter?

I would remove the lens mount plate first as there may be more than 1 lever and spacer attached to the rear of the shutter.
I'm not familiar with the F or its meter.
I'm in a nursing center and won't be home for a few weeks.

Have you got it out yet?

Yes! Yesterday I got it, thank you for asking.

Here I wrote the how-to if anyone is interested:

http://photographytoday.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=1955

Cheers,
Alex

I just got my internet service restored after a seasonal hold and was released from the nursing center sooner than expected.

download if desired.

Thank you, downloaded for future references.
This model of the scheme, doh, has usual retaining ring (not bellows) and it seems the shutter is not screwed to the lens board.