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Hello. I recently bought a Ricohflex IIIB MF camera off of the ebay. It is possible that this one was dropped. The price I paid was suited for a display only piece, so even if the camrea is not salvageable (for use), I was not ripped off because of the beautiful cosmetics (if the real thing looks anythign like the high-res pictures I saw of the camera).
So the focusing ring is stuck, won't move. Of course in old cameras this can mean several things that I've already been reading about around here. However, the one I dread the most is that this camera could have been dropped (even if there are no other visible scars on the camera body).
So, assuming the camera was dropped and something is not wrong with the lens as a result, what could this mean for the future of this camera? How expensive would a repair job be, if it is even possible to get it repaired? I'm sure lenses themselves are impossible to find, but would it be possible to get another Ricohflex IIIB perhaps with a broken shutter or something and make 1 camera from two hulks? Please excuse my ignorance if these questions are stupid- I can find only a few resources on the Ricohflex models and have almost no experience with medium format outside of two very ancient box cameras...
Your thoughts and experience are greatly appreciated. My first medium format, my Spartus Full Vue has film on the way as I type this, so I'm excited to hopefully get more into Medium Format photography. Particularly once I'm out of college, I should have some time to lug a camera or 2 back down some remote locations and do some landscape/nature phototgraphy...
So the focusing ring is stuck, won't move. Of course in old cameras this can mean several things that I've already been reading about around here. However, the one I dread the most is that this camera could have been dropped (even if there are no other visible scars on the camera body).
So, assuming the camera was dropped and something is not wrong with the lens as a result, what could this mean for the future of this camera? How expensive would a repair job be, if it is even possible to get it repaired? I'm sure lenses themselves are impossible to find, but would it be possible to get another Ricohflex IIIB perhaps with a broken shutter or something and make 1 camera from two hulks? Please excuse my ignorance if these questions are stupid- I can find only a few resources on the Ricohflex models and have almost no experience with medium format outside of two very ancient box cameras...
Your thoughts and experience are greatly appreciated. My first medium format, my Spartus Full Vue has film on the way as I type this, so I'm excited to hopefully get more into Medium Format photography. Particularly once I'm out of college, I should have some time to lug a camera or 2 back down some remote locations and do some landscape/nature phototgraphy...