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[Ericscott]

I'm new to this forum.  I bought the Kodak Reflex II TLR.  The shutter did not work.  With no experience, I took it apart and put it back together.  No cleaning or lubing.  It now works perfectly.  My problem is that I cannot refocus the taking lens.

[Charlie]

Is one element wrong way around? Just a thought.

[Ericscott]

No, because I would have male to male and female to female threading.  It's physically not possible.  That thought did occur to me however.

[Ericscott]

I read at Rick Oleson's website that the Anastar lens on my Reflex II has 3 air spaced elements in front of the diaphram.  Are these elements 3 physically separable elements?  My lens has 2 physically separable elements.  Am I missing one?  Just graspin

[Ericscott]

Problem solved.  I'm an idiot.  The taking lens has two physical components.  I was rotating both as a unit.  They were practically glued to each other.  Screwing one component completely into the shutter and rotating the front component solved the prob

[Rick_oleson]

If the gears have not been removed from the lenses, try this:  After getting the taking lens set correctly to infinity, mark its position (or tape it down to the shutter so it can't turn) and loosen the retaining ring holding the shutter into the bo

[Ericscott]

Excellent idea.  Thank you Rick.