Hi Ed
I can vouch for what Mike says.
I got lighter fluid on the rollers of my SV and now the
shutter came undone.
Can't figure why your lens won't dismount though, but
you can safely remove the front plate of the lensmount
and all should be dandy. If it still won't come off...
chances are that it's binding to the m42 threadmount...
an unlikely problem.
Suspect your diaphram pin is jammed against the diaphram
actuator... Have you tried setting the lens to wide-open
and aperture setting to manual? This takes pressure off
the pin and make help make it easier to remove.
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 09:33:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Steele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SV help!
Hi Ed,
I have about 4 SV's some of which I've resurrected by
cleaning, lube , adjustments...a couple of which I
bought with mirrors that got hung up. There have been
quite a few postings on this subject in the last 2-3
months, so you may want to try finding those. But
here's what I would suggest: (1) unscrew the 4 screws
that hold the front screwmount baseplate to the camera
body and remove both the lens and screwmount baseplate
together. You then have a clear shot at figuring out
what is causing the lens/ mount problem. I suspect
that the lever that trips the "automatic" feature on
the Takumar is out of synch. (2) The mirror problem is
likely caused by accumulated grime and can be fixed by
(1) taking off the camera body baseplate (4 screws),
(2) using an old pie tin to catch the excess, squirt
lighter fluid in the mirror mechanism which is visible
on the inner left hand side of the mirror box and the
outer left hand side of the mirror box. (3) Then
repeatedly trip the shutter. This should release the
mirror. USE CARE TO KEEP THE LIGHTER FLUID AWAY FROM
THE SHUTTER CLOTH, AS THE FLUID WILL DESOLVE THE GLUE
WHICH HOLDS THE CLOTH TO THE ROLLERS!!!! This assumes
that the shutter advance mechanism is not jammed, and
that the camera is firing on all shutter speeds. If
you can give a more detailed description of your
ailments...I or others can probably be of more
assistance! The old SV's are really easy to
CLA....but if the shutter advance mechanism is truly
jammed...it really should be sent to a Camera
Hospital.....really requires a professional touch!
Good Luck! Mike Steele
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> Combination and problem:
> SV + Super-Takumar (not SMCT)
> The mirror is stuck in the up/fired position and
> will not drop. The lens will
> neither screw on tight nor unscrew and come off
> I have tried - in vain - the self-timer, the clutch
> button, and both auto and
> manual on the lens.
> What do I do to remove the #@&*% lens without
> wrecking something?
> Thanks in advance for suggestions, commiseration,
> and sympathy.
> Ed Matthew
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