10-11-2021, 02:09 PM
I received this camera today , a Kowaflex. This is a single lens reflex camera, with a shutter in the lens, made in 1960. This type of camera tends to be unreliable, and cameras made by Kowa are doubly so. The mechanism is complex, and needs regular maintenance, which most don't get.
I have removed the top and bottom covers, and separated the camera body from the mirror and lens assembly. On this camera, the shutter does not operate correctly, and the capping plate, which covers the film gate when the camera is cocked, does not move to the correct position.
The camera body
The mirror/lens assembly
I have removed the top and bottom covers, and separated the camera body from the mirror and lens assembly. On this camera, the shutter does not operate correctly, and the capping plate, which covers the film gate when the camera is cocked, does not move to the correct position.
The camera body
The mirror/lens assembly
I do have other cameras!