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[Brett]

Hi guys,
it has been a while since I posted here, and in the meantime I have developed something of an obsession with the Contaflex SLRs.
 
I've managed to breathe new life into a few Super B types and have a queue of other models waiting fo

[Connealy]

Very nicely organized and written guide on the Contaflex, probably my all-time favorite slr.  I hope you will share some of your further adventures in restoring and using the camera.

[Denny]

Thanks Brett.  I picked up a Contaflex I at a flea market a few years ago.  It appeared to be working well until I made the mistake of trying the self-timer.  Long story short, I ended up cleaning the shutter and eventually, with help from folks on th

[Brett]

Hi Denny.
Well it is true, it is always a risk that the escapement may not want to complete by itself. But often if the self timer escapement sticks the slow speed is likely to as well. And the self timer can usually be persuaded to complete, with

[Photographer_x]

Where do you get your Contaflex replacement parts?

[Brett]

To date, I have been able to avoid the need for parts because, as I mentioned, the main problems seem to consist only of the need for cleaning and sometimes a little adjustment. But I do have a Contaflex I that has a prism in need of replacement. Al

[Jimedge]

Hi!  I owe my long career as an on/off pro photographer to the Contaflex VI - its a long and probably very boring story, but if you really want to hear it??? Now aged 62 and retired but still a very active photographer, I started collecting cameras wh

[Br1078lum]

Depends on whether you have done any repairs before.  The shutters on those cameras are an acquired taste, being mostly Synchro-Compurs (though I have an Alpha with a Prontor Reflex).  The double action on the shutter opening makes for a complicated and

[Jimedge]

Hi! thanks for the encouragement! None of my Contaflex cameras cost more than a few pounds apart from the Contaflex VI I was given all those years ago, so if I mess it up I will not lose too much. I will look at your link re the Contaflex II shutter as

[Br1078lum]

Yes, Jim, the meter is the only difference.  Both have Tessars in Synchro-Compur MXV shutters.  If it focuses easy, then there is nothing wrong with the lens lubricant, but it's better to clean it off so you don't smear it all over the element