Hello,
I think the shutter needs a CLA. Since I live in Germany, I send my Compur shutters with problems to a repair man in Dachau near Munich. He works fast and he has repaired several shutters from different decades for me. Maybe he is an option for you?
Some of my colleagues clean the shutters themselves. This is also possible, but I prefer the work of a professional service.
If you want to look inside the shutter yourself, there is some information at
Anleitung - Reinigung von Compur-Verschlüssen - Grossformatfotografie
Hallo, ich möchte hier mal schreiben, wie man den "Dial-Set Compur" (der alte schwarze mit dem Zeitenrad oben) öffnet und reinigt. Meistens hängen ja nur die Langzeiten, wenn nichts defekt ist. Habe schon einige Dial-Set geöffnet und wieder gängig…forum.grossformatfotografie.de
I got this information on the forum on plate cameras, and I've looked inside the shutters of two cameras and managed to get them working.
My favorite service for large format lenses and shutters is CT-Kameraservice in Dachau
You can email him and ask if he can help you with your shutter.
This is a beautiful camera! It appears to have interchangeable lenses which is a useful (and rare) feature in cameras of this type.
What format is it? Do you have plate holders for this camera? Are you going to use it?
I recommend you have the whole camera professionally serviced (not just the lens).
the camera comes with 3 holders 9x12 and with two kind of slip on filters/lenses darkcloth case for holder case for camera... complete, i am planing to use it
I managed to repair the shutter and now all the speeds are running correctly
Good news! You probably know this already, but just in case.
Glass plates are available from Zebra Dry Plates in Slovenia:
Zebra Standard 9x12 Dry Plates | ISO 2 | Large Format Photography
Box of 10 High Quality Zebra 9x12 ISO 2 glass Dry Plates. They are Hand Coated with Fine Grain Silver Gelatine Emulsion just like in 1890s.zebradryplates.com
Foma in Czech Republic sells Fomapan in 9x12 sheet film format:
FOMAPAN 100 9x12 CM/50 KS | FOMAPAN 100 /sheets/ |FOMA BOHEMIA e-shop
black and white negative sheet film, sensitivity ISO 100/21°fomaobchod.czFOMA Fomapan 100 9x12 CM (3,55x4,72 INCH) / 50 Sheets - fotoimpex.com analogue photography
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9x12 sheet film inserts are available from Alternative Photographic Supplies in Poland:
Negative insert (septum)9x12 cm > Szlachetna Fotografia
Negative insert (septum)9x12 cm Negative inserts are indispensable each time we want to use sheet film (as the ones made these days) in order to take pictures with the older type of photographic camera with film holders designed to take glass negtives. Thwww.alternativephotographicsupplies.com
Please be gentle with the shutter. Flushing it with lighter liquid is only a temporary solution, not a substitute for a proper service.
I am looking forward to seeing the photographs made with this camera. Good luck!
Good point. It should also be possible to use a more modern shutter-lens combination on this camera with a proper adapter (I had one made for my Certo Super Sports Dolly).Btw, there is a chance that optics/shutters from other cameras (Ideal etc.) with the same sized shutter (Compur 2 or Compund 2) can be used.
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Good point. It should also be possible to use a more modern shutter-lens combination on this camera with a proper adapter (I had one made for my Certo Super Sports Dolly).
Could you please post an image of the back of the shutter/lens assembly? I am trying to understand how it is held in place. I see the latch but it does not feel substantial enough to hold the shutter in the lens board.
And to complete the picture, a shot of the camera back with the focusing screen would be very handy.
Almost looks like someone could make another back for that camera that takes modern 4x5 or 9x12 film holders.
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