I have just purchased what appears to be a Rodenstock Clarovid at a flea market in Ottawa. It has a coupled rangefinder with separate sighting window from the rangefinding sight, which makes it a Clarovid I. From what I gleaned from the web, the camera body is identical to the Welta Solida. The leatherette does not have "Rodenstock" embossed on it, but perhaps it was replaced at some point. It is in very good condition for such an old camera, and some scratches on the retaining ring around the rear lens element suggest it was serviced. Everything works, even the self timer and the slow shutter speeds, however the entire Compur shutter and lens assembly can rotate freely with respect to the bellows and front standard, which makes it difficult to set shutter speed and cock the shutter without using another hand to hold the assembly still. Amazingly it is still light tight even with this problem. I cant see any screws or other means to secure the shutter to the standard. The rear assembly appears to be screwed solidly into the front, but I still see about 1 or 2 threads exposed between the front standard and the shutter assembly. Does anyone know if there is supposed to be a means of securing the shutter/lens solidly to the front standard, or perhaps it is just screwed tight and mine has stiff threads and is actually not tightened up. I have put a film through the camera yesterday; it's light tight, but I have not scanned it yet to see if the lens is actually sharp. (The lens is marked Rodenstock Ysar f3.9 10.5cm. Appears uncoated. From the serial number, I date the camera and lens to 1933.
