Today I looked at a lens for sale. It’s in an Ilex #5 shutter, and the blades are sluggish on the closing action. It seems to work fine otherwise, but it doesn’t reach anywhere near its 1/50th max speed.
Now I happen to be handy enough, so I looked inside my own Kodak 12” f4.5 with the same shutter. It appears - appears… - that a thick piano wire spring may be responsible for snapping the blades shut. Can anyone here confirm whether it is in fact the spring shown below? Seems like a relatively easy repair.
Now I happen to be handy enough, so I looked inside my own Kodak 12” f4.5 with the same shutter. It appears - appears… - that a thick piano wire spring may be responsible for snapping the blades shut. Can anyone here confirm whether it is in fact the spring shown below? Seems like a relatively easy repair.
