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I am in the process of fixing up another VoigtlƤnder
..so cool!
Wish I had the patience (and talent) to do stuff like that.. I remember trying to fix the shutter of one of my L35AF's once, I failed, and felt like I needed a holiday afterwards šHope all goes well with the VoigtlƤnder, looking forward to the first pictures!
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Thank you š,
The VoigtlƤnder is ready to test and I took it out yesterday. Not yet finished the roll.Iāve always been a tinkerer and at times it's even therapeutic to me. What makes it easier is that most of the cameras I took apart so far where super cheap flea market finds and partly broken. So nothing to loose here only wins.
I recently picked up an Olympus Pen FT and the film advance is very rough but I am much more hesitant taking it apart as it works otherwise and was much more expensive. Maybe some day.
Oddo
I am in the process of fixing up another VoigtlƤnder. A VF135 which is basically identical to the Rollei XF35. I've seen these Rolleis pop up a lot recently at flea markets etc. with people asking insane prices. They are quite cheaply made shutter and aperture automatic compact rangefinders. And most of them are somewhat broken. One issue I saw with almost all of them is the rangefinder being off at infinity. My VF135 is in absolute mint condition and still had that issue but I fixed it by now. It was also missing the battery cap. A replacement battery cap is 20 euros but I managed to get a broken XF35 for 10 euros, including the battery cap and now I am in a rabbit hole trying to repair that whole camera...
The VF135 is almost ready to test now. To adjust the rangefinder you have to peel back the leatherette and I need to glue it back in place.