Repair Instructions for the VOIGTLANDER Bessamatic and Bessamatic DeLuxe - efile

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Repair Instructions for the VOIGTLANDER Bessamatic and Bessamatic DeLuxe
Instructions for the repair of the VOIGTLANDER Bessamatic and Bessamatic DeLuxe single-lens reflex cameras.
Voigtlander Bessamatic cameras are of high-quality construction and are still capable of first-class results. However, many cameras suffer from age-related problems that make them inoperative or keep them from reaching their full potential.
The most frequent problems encountered with Bessamatic cameras are (sorted roughly in order of occurrence):
Film transport/shutter cocking jammed; viewfinder dark.
Shutter opens for viewing, but never opens for taking the picture.
Viewfinder problems: dirt in viewfinder or prism damaged.
Slow speeds too slow or shutter even stays open for slow speed settings (less than 1/25 sec).
Shutter blades slow to close (usually due to a thin film of oil on the blades).
Self-timer slow or sticky.
Exposure meter not functional.
Diaphragm and exposure time setting stiff.
Taking the top of the camera off to get access to the exposure meter and the prism is relatively easy. Problems 3 and 7 can be handled this way. It also gives you a first look at the film transport, although the jammed transport is likely due to a shutter or mirror box problem. Problem 8 is usually fixable with just an access to the front. Problem 2 is caused by the shutter closing/opening sequence being interrupted by increased friction in the system. If the increased friction is caused by components in front, then access to the front may suffice to fix Problem 2.
Everything else requires a major dis-assembly of the camera to get access to the shutter. (Although the shutter is located in front of the camera, due to the way it is mounted, it can only get accessed from the rear.)
The repair instructions provide a step-by-step illustrated guide to dis-assembly, repair, and reassembly of the Bessamatic and Bessamatic DeLuxe cameras. They have been written for the amateur who has a limited amount of experience in camera repair. In addition, the instructions are of great interest to the Bessamatic collector who just wants to learn about the technology of the Bessamatic camera.
The instructions cover the following topics:
Access to the Front
Top Removal
Access to the Mirror Box
Access to the Synchro-Compur Shutter and Shutter Repair
Shutter Reassembly and Adjustment
Camera Assembly and Adjustments
Special Tools
The repair instructions make good use of modern technology. The text has been written in html, so it can be viewed with a standard web browser (if you can look at this eBay auction you can also view the repair instructions). Each major step is illustrated with a desktop-size high-resolution image, with the important components marked in the image (for examples, see the pictures above).
The author is a long-time collector of Voigtlander cameras who has brought a large number of Bessamatic cameras back to life. In addition to the repair instructions, the data files contain information on the Bessamatic camera system and the instruction manuals for the Bessamatic and Bessamatic DeLuxe in Adobe pdf format.
The total data volume is 126 MegaBytes (215 files in 11 folders). The text and the images can be viewed and printed out on any computer.
The data can be downloaded via the internet as a single zipped file. Unzipping it will restore the original folder structure. No shipping cost.
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