Iris blades for Schneider 75mm f/8
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:53 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Hello All,
My Schneider 75mm f/8 is now out of action due to a damaged shutter. I am reliably informed that three blades which form part of the iris need replacing. Does anybody have a clue where to source such blades or alternatively know where there might be a spare shutter, for instance fitted to a scratched lens? The shutter I have, if it is of the same age as the lens, dates to 1969. Thanks for your help.
As an aside, I note with sadness the demise of local camera/ shutter repairers. The one I used to go to in Chester-le-Street, has closed down, citing the increasing number of irrepairable digital cameras that keep coming in, combined with the fact that the spares for said cameras cost more than the cameras themselves. Not to mention the large number of new cameras with bone-dry, lead-free, brittle soldering. The shop I now go to, tells me they are losing 1.5 days a week to modern cameras. It won't be long before repairing good, ol'-fashioned lenses will be done by enthusiasts working out of their garden shed. Also it seems that sourcing items such as iris blades is not trivial, and so I foresee (i) a growing number of irrepairable shutters and (ii) the soaring price of parts. Part of the problem is knowing where to store all these parts considering that a lot only gets used once in a blue moon. I sincerely hope other parts of the country are not experiencing the same difficulties.
Thanks,
Charles
My Schneider 75mm f/8 is now out of action due to a damaged shutter. I am reliably informed that three blades which form part of the iris need replacing. Does anybody have a clue where to source such blades or alternatively know where there might be a spare shutter, for instance fitted to a scratched lens? The shutter I have, if it is of the same age as the lens, dates to 1969. Thanks for your help.
As an aside, I note with sadness the demise of local camera/ shutter repairers. The one I used to go to in Chester-le-Street, has closed down, citing the increasing number of irrepairable digital cameras that keep coming in, combined with the fact that the spares for said cameras cost more than the cameras themselves. Not to mention the large number of new cameras with bone-dry, lead-free, brittle soldering. The shop I now go to, tells me they are losing 1.5 days a week to modern cameras. It won't be long before repairing good, ol'-fashioned lenses will be done by enthusiasts working out of their garden shed. Also it seems that sourcing items such as iris blades is not trivial, and so I foresee (i) a growing number of irrepairable shutters and (ii) the soaring price of parts. Part of the problem is knowing where to store all these parts considering that a lot only gets used once in a blue moon. I sincerely hope other parts of the country are not experiencing the same difficulties.
Thanks,
Charles