Kodak Retina 11A shutter locked

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Tim Murphy

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Dear Board,

I won a Retina 11a in an auction. It arrived, I focused it near and far and it seemed to focus properly both near and far.

So I hit the shutter button and now it's locked up tighter than a frog's behind, and they are waterproof.

Any easy tips to unlock it?

Regards,

Tim Murphy

Harrisburg, PA :)
 
The wind lever locks when the film counter reaches '1' position. Try turning the film counter to '36', the wind lever interlock should release.
 
Thank You!

Thank You!

dainaka said:
The wind lever locks when the film counter reaches '1' position. Try turning the film counter to '36', the wind lever interlock should release.
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Dear dainaka,

The shutter speeds seem horrible wrong but thanks to you the shutter at least fires.

Regards,

Tim Murphy

Harrisburg, PA :)
 
I bought a IIa (Type 016) a few months back. After having it serviced, the rangefinder was great, the speeds accurate but it wouldn't fire a flash. Took it back to the shop and the owner who had done the work on it found a plastic tube that actuated the flash had dissolved during the ultrasonic cleaning of the shutter mechanism. Since the camera is almost seventy years old, it wasn't too surprising. They used a spare from another shutter and now everything works. Your shutter is full of old lubricants that have dried with age. It will need a good cleaning and lubrication before it really functions properly. If the lens is good then it's worth spending the money for a CLA. I have been trying to find an effective way to keep the eypiece from scratching my glasses but no luck yet. Even Chris Sherlock from Retina Rescue didn't have a good suggestion for that problem. Get it serviced and enjoy that fabulous Schneider lens!
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Open the back, try to give the thing that stransports the film a little turn with your fingers. You will feel and hear a click...If not try turning it back (in the rewind direction) and again forth...

Your problem is perfectly normal when you don't have put a film in the camera.

Kind regards,
Tom

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