Need some help with a Graflex RB Auto

[erikg]

Then it's a matter of doing what John suggests in his first post. It's not hard. The idea is to adjust the tension until the shutter drops slowly from "O" with the tension on "1". If you get it doing that the other shutter speeds fall into place. You'd be surprised how accurate these can be. Good luck!

[Fotoguy20d]

My RB Auto Tele arrived yesterday and the mirror won't lock into position (so the shutter can't even be wound).

Dan

[Sirius Glass]

My RB Auto Tele arrived yesterday and the mirror won't lock into position (so the shutter can't even be wound).

Dan

Try http://graflex.org/helpboard/viewfor...da5550f40af8ba Very knowledgeable and helpful. Maybe we can meet in Maryland and have few beers as we compare notes and cameras.

Steve

[jnanian]

My RB Auto Tele arrived yesterday and the mirror won't lock into position (so the shutter can't even be wound).

Dan

hi dan

take your lens out,
and remove the hood and your ground glass
you will see a latch inside the camera that holds
the mirror up.
there is a spring that sometimes gets gunked up.
use your fingers and fiddle with the latch.
the thumb shutter thing on the side of the camera releases the latch
and sometimes they need to be fiddled with too.
i bought a parts camera years ago, and replaced my shutter release
because it wasn't working right. parts cameras cost very little
and they have lots of helpful ... parts

hope you get your mirror to latch !

john