[Leica] OT: Contax T

[pmcc_2000 at yahoo.com (PMCC)]

Eric,

The 'gate' you describe is a swing away
film pressure plate, similar to the one in
a Rollei 35.  The back of the pressure plate in closed
position has a spring on it. The rails I am
asking about are on the inside of the camera
back, and it looks like they are supposed to
be in contact with the pressure plate spring
when the back is closed.

My question:  how bad is it if one of the rails is
missing,  even tough the camera is otherwise in good
shape? I assume the odds are slim that
I can find anyone to fix it.

Peter C.
California USA


-- eric <leica_korenman@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have and often use my contax T. The best 'always
> with me' camera I have
> ever owned.
> 
> There should be a 'gate' on the back of the camera
> that swings open - you
> pull the film across and then close this gate,
> thereby sandwiching and
> securing the film.
> I couldn't tell from your description if this gate
> is present or not.
> 
> Eric
> 
> shot with a contax T:
> http://www.faneuil.net/2004/2004-7.htm
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "PMCC" <pmcc_2000@yahoo.com>
> To: <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 4:33 PM
> Subject: [Leica] OT: Contax T
> 
> 
> > OK LUG brainiacs out there, who knows
> > something about the Contax T (not T2, T3
> > or T whatever)?
> >
> > Intrigued by the piece on Dante's website,
> > I decided to check one out at the neighborhood
> > camera shop.  Nice looking cosmetics and
> > appears (without running and processing a
> > test roll) to work.   This one is black.
> >
> > Here's the question:  on the inside surface
> > of the camera back there are two shallow
> > vertical slots in which thin metal rails are
> > inset.  One of them has been glued back in,
> > the other one is completely missing.  They
> > appear to press up against the spring on the
> > black of the film pressure plate when the
> > camera is closed. But neither the camera shop
> > guy nor I can figure out the exact function and
> > thus don't know if its absence is critical.  No
> > body appears to fix these things.  Can anybody
> > help?  Also, what would you as a knowledgeable
> > Contax T user/fan be willing to pay for one of
> > these, as a pocket take-along camera?  Other
> > considerations?  I know you folks are a fund of
> arcane
> > information and trenchant opinions,
> > so let's have it.  Off line if the crowd objects
> to
> > excessive onlist traffic. Thanks!
> >
> > rgds
> > Peter Choy
> > California USA
> >
> >
> >
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