ZEISS IKON Nettar 515/16
This bugger when I first got it was all gummed up. So I lubed it up like a good ass hole & it freed the mechanics but created a new problem. I used to much lube & it got in the shutter of the lens & re-gummed it up, just in a different way.
Luckily I have a proper lens tool, so I was able to remove the lens for working on it. Everything after that was small flat head screws.
The camera with the lens module removed. Looks a little sad.
The shutter covered in lube. A microfiber cloth cleaned the lube off. Camera shutters have to be dry to be effective.
The shutter leafs after cleaning. Finger prints don't matter. They are actually made of steal alloy. They are magnetic which is a useful trait.
Shutter blades reinstalled after the lube was cleaned off. There were some cameras that would have blades like this that would very how much they opened to act as an aperture at the same time. Not a future on this age of camera.
The iris blades before cleaning covered in lube. While the lube was not a problem for the iris blades. The lube kept leaking from them onto the shutter blades. So they needed to be cleaned. It was a finicky fiddly pain in the ass but I found a way.
The iris mechanism after cleaning. I used a HDD magnet to hold the blades in the holes as they just kept falling out. Worked a treat. Don't know how magnets work but they are cool & amazing.This made the process a lot less finicky.
Shot of the mechanics for the shutter timing & the remote timed module. All clockwork. No electronics to be found.
The iris after cleaning. Nice & clean. Lube is only where it needs to be.
Camera fully assembled & fully restored waiting for its first reel of test film. If my other Nettar is anything to go by I should get low contrast but decently sharp shots.