Compur shutter history books

The retina reflex is basically a fixedlens camera rear except for one aspect the front three elements are contained in a cell that bayonets into the front of the lens assembly. The shutter sounded and felt more like a very heavy compound shutter built with truck springs and controlled by strong electromagnetic locking devices and not at all like the delicacy and grace of a escapement controlled compur. The compur is a longlived series of leaf shutters that were made by the german company f. During wwii the japanese shutter maker bikodo probably made compur variants named tokyo compur and rapid compur for the rollekonter tlr cameras. Compur, a division of prontor werke part of the zeiss group was the shutter that linhof invented before he made cameras. This shutter opened and closed the light access rapidly driven by a spring. Kodak parts and service manual argus parts manuals kodak carousel parts booklet. This shutter has both the x and the m synchronized arrangements see page 125. The history of exterior window shutters and how they were used. The larger one in the picture is a special version of the same shutter made for linhof. After all, thats what cameras are for to take pictures. This means that the speed setting is by way a rotating dial at the top of the shutter. Compur is a longlived series of leaf shutters that were made by the german company f. Kodak retina ib, iic, and iiic with synchro compur shutter parts list 19 pgs.

How to stripdown and service the synchrocompur shutter on a kodak retina ia or iia camera. Camera should be fully functional as a classic camera with a mostly clean appearance, showing light signs of use or age. Compur and prontor shutters all dimensions are in millimeters. Nagel werk which kodak had acquired in december 1931. Using a speculum dentists mirror to read the serial number of a compur shutter. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. With its compur shutter it became the technology leading maker of leaf shutters. Ill assume you already have the shutter removed from the. Shutter timing was very consistent and not sensitive to temperature nor battery condition. The press focus version compur p looks the same except that the button pictured is used to operate the press focus feature. Aperture and shutter times engraved left and right of taking lens.

In 1911, a clock was added to this shutter, called compur shutter, a design which is nowadays still used in the famous hasselblad cameras. Window shutter mistakes exterior shutters today vs historic shutters. After the war, the synchrocompur added a flash sync terminal using a the pc prontorcompur socketthe german style connector, which eventually became the global standard. By the 1950s, gauthier were manufacturing up to 10,000 prontor shutters daily. Buy compur shutter and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. I dont just like to collect older mechanical cameras.

Camera shutters bausch and lomb unicum shutter, volute shutter, ilex shutter, koilos shutter vintage 1978 print from a book on the history of cameras. Photographic lenses catalog h, 1907, brief history, description of lenses, lens. Compur kamera werkstatten dresden a21 old german folding camera w stuff. The compur appeared in 1912 and was based on the compound, but was equipped with a geared slow speed governor instead of a piston and cylinder device. Descriptions of cameras are also included on the page. You can see just how many components there are, all of which require careful cleaning, and some of which need to be lubricated on reassembly. The optics of photographic lenses by kingslake, 2 chapters from a book. Press focus allows the photographer to open the shutter blades and view the composed image on the ground glass without having to disturb the shutter speed setting or otherwise operate the shutter to view the composed image on the ground glass, cock the shutter at any. The latest version of the synchro compur began production in the early 1970s and is still in limited production. The friedrich deckel synchro compur leaf shutter of the braun paxette reflex offered v, x, and m flash synchronization, whereby v german. New york had the highest population of shutter families in 1840. But some sources of information say the nettar 5152 with a compur shutter with t, b and 1 to 1250s and the tessar 4.

In 1840 there were 5 shutter families living in new york. The price ranges shown are the approximate amount one should expect to have to pay for a super ikonta in excellent, but used, condition. Kodak retina cameras were manufactured in stuttgartwangen by the kodak ag dr. It does not involve bathing the shutter unit a practise which will remove all factory lubricant. The look and operation changed in 1928 with the introduction of the rimset. Collector of daguerreian and wet plate era equipment and ephemera. Mar 15, 2009 attempting cla of compur rapid camera shutter. This should be fine for a retina iia, and perhaps for a retina ia, but if the lens is too hard to shift, use a friction tool instead. The name compur is a combination of the words compound for the central shutter and the german word uhr for clock. History compur monitors gas detection for the world. Window above the finder lens to view speed and aperture settings.

If you arent completely happy just return the manual for a full refund. Websters bibliographic and eventbased timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. Rotafion is prevented by a semicircular cam turned to nest in a halfmoon cutout at 12 olclock on the outside of the lens barrel. Unsurprisingly, it came fitted with a compur shutter. In photography, a shutter is a device that allows light to pass for a determined period, exposing. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Goodreads members who liked shutter island also liked. The camera has normal wearing due time on the box and on the metal elements, rather minor. To rewind, press the rewind button the inset button on the bottom with the small black dot, lift the top left knob and start turning it clockwise.

The first model had a newly developed compur shutter and was limited to production of 20,000 units. Compur rapid shutter disassembly of the rimset compurrapid shutter the, nameplate of the compurrapid shutter is a bayonettype with th. Nagel werk which kodak had acquired in december 1931 the retina line included a variety of folding and nonfolding models, including the retina reflex single lens reflex camera. Here is a picture of a dismantled synchrocompur shutter from a kodak retina iiic camera. I tell you what lenses were with the shutters when i know.

Deckel became part of zeiss and the shutter was renamed compur. Retina was the brandname of a longrunning series of germanbuilt kodak 35mm cameras, produced from 1934 until 1969. The 1600f had a focal plane shutter with speeds up to 1 1600 second, and the lenses were kodak ektar. The shutter family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. What i had little information on was the synchro compur shutter. The development and photo historical meaning of leaf. When the frame counter reaches 1 and youve made that shot, the advance lever locks.

They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on shutters, including when used in literature e. In its earliest years it launched the first of its famous leaf shutters. The most shutter families were found in the usa in 1880. Model and size housing diameter iris range front cell thread rear cell thread mounting. Kodak retina ib, iic, and iiic with synchro compur shutter parts list. Failure to dismantle the shutter in this order will likely lead to damage. Buy compur shutter in camera lenses and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. History the term is derived from brands of widely marketed photographic leaf shutters manufactured from the early 1950s by two distinct, but now defunct german companies. We have been in business for over 40 years and have hundreds of. It differs from the model described above by having. Web site devoted to collecting and using antique and classic cameras. Most of the copal 1 and 0 shutters come with boxes even if the boxes may not be original with the shutters. Compur shutters compur and compur rapid shutters represent the most advanced commercially available interlens shutters and, apart from a recent development marketed in the united states, have for a number of years formed the mainstay of many of the betterclass miniature cameras which for one reason or another utilize an interlens shutter. Even the synchrocompur shutter is very similar to that of the viewfinder camera.

The kodak type 025 retina reflex is an slr camera with so called convertible lenses german. All rollei rolleiflex rolleicord tlr cameras by year. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Antique fastshutter herlango compur folding plate camera. Unlike later mechanical shutters such as the compur which use a clockwork mechanism, shutter timing is achieved by releasing air from a. Kodak retina ia and iia synchrocompur shutter stripdown. Compur shutter repair manual shutter repair, repair. The shutter is capable of speeds up to frames per minute, which was incredibly fast for its time. Press focus allows the photographer to open the shutter blades and view the composed image on the ground glass without having to disturb the shutter speed setting or otherwise operate the shutter. However, at higher shutter speeds this is not always possible there is only so much that can be done when parts have significant wear. He and his partner deckel split and the shutter went from the linhof shutter to being the deckel shutter. Exterior shutter hardware choosing the right shutter hinges.

The compound shutter is a mechanical leaf shutter for photographic cameras introduced in the. The rangefinder was non operative, the exterior covering had be redone badly at some time and the shutter was so stiff to cock i thought it would break. Deckel, based in munchen are a good avenue to date of cameras. Like many slr cameras of german heritage it works with a leaf shutter instead of a focal plane shutter. Compur shutter repair manual shutter photography video. The development and photohistorical meaning of leaf. Wechselobjektiv, interchangeable lens components made by kodak ag stuttgart, germany.

The second variant shown on the picture was produced from 1948 to 1949 and it had solinar lens, viewfinder and shutter release on bottom plate and double. Find books like shutter island from the worlds largest community of readers. Leica i type b with compur shutter and separate range finder. This was a far more dependable system, even though it meant having a shutter in each lens. How to check the retard gear train synchro compur shutter how to stripdown and service the synchro compur shutter kodak retina ia or iia how to cla the prontor or vero shutter of a retinette 1a pdf file how to open a xenon lens from a retina iic, iic, iiic, or iiic camera.

Consequently in 1902 deckel developed the first mechanic central shutter, called the compound shutter. The friedrich deckel synchrocompur leaf shutter of the braun paxette reflex offered v, x, and m flash synchronization, whereby v german. With its compur shutter it became the technology leading maker of leaf. This video shows how to disassemble the shutter to access and lubricate. F l u t o t s services f l u t o t s camera repair. Higher sync speeds are useful as they allow ambient light to be controlled by increasing shutter speed rather than reducing aperture. Agfa isolette folding camera compur rapid shutter antique.

It was then no longer necessary to set the operating mode. Models from 19311934 have no exposure guide on the back, and none of all models can be modernized. This means that the speed setting is by way a rotating dial at the top of the shutter plate. Size model iris range mm shutter speeds housing diameter mm front cell thread. This was about 63% of all the recorded shutters in the usa. Copal 0 shutter for 120mm f8 nikon sw lens, with flange, working smoothly, mint. Camera shutters bausch and lomb unicum shutter, volute shutter, ilex shutter, koilos shutter vintage 1978 print from a book on the history of cameras approximately 10. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon bloombergs conversion rates.

Unfollow compur shutter to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. In its favour was the synchro compur shutter, the solinar lens and the low price i had bargained of. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Any and all information from readers will be much appreciated and passed on. By scouring the web and all of our books i found enough information to give it a go. The site contains images, links and information on antique and classic cameras. If you do not feel confident working with delicate objects give this one a miss. This video shows how to remove and service the slow speed escapement so as to bring the slow speeds. It does not involve lighter fluid not pure enough for these delicate mechanisms, as it leaves a residue. The lower shutter speeds can usually be gotten back to the correct speeds easily. Rolleicord compur shutter repair here is a quick and effective solution to some compur shutter problems.

Models after 1935 have a slightly larger focusing knob. But the f also had shutter problems and finally gave way to the lensmounted, triedandtrue compur shutter, retaining its focalplane shutter curtain only to mask the film until the compur shutter closed, then opened to expose the film. The shutter is a dialset compur, and has a small plate marked nifca. Compur kamera werkstatten dresden a21 old german folding. The shutter operating mode i, b, t is on the left of the shutter on a small wheel. Then it started making machinetools and injection pumps. Receive a high quality printed and bound manual in days. Compur shutters were the world standard for high quality large format lenses. Compur rapid fully synchronized shutter in the latest development of the compur shutter the compur rapid seems to be the only design coming out in quantity production.