Restoration Project #20 - Kodak Duaflex
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Күн бұрынA few months ago, a friend of mine asked me if I would take his old camera in for a restoration. It is an interesting model, from the early days of home photography. The Kodak Duaflex was made in the late 1940s to the mid 1950s in England. This makes this camera at least 65 years old!
It had some wear on the outside and quite a few dents and bent metal pieces. In order to restore it to its best glory, I decided to disassemble it, straighten out the parts and give it a new paint job. Also, the neck strap was missing a screw... perfect opportunity for my lathe to show off what we can do!
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Chapters
0:00 Intro / Before / Disassembly
1:12 Film Knob Mechanics / Opening Case
2:50 Lens assembly overview / Rivets
3:34 Mirror brackets / Cleaning
4:14 Bending / Sanding
4:50 Paint Preparation / Painting
5:23 Reassembly / Mirror Rivets / Lens Rivets
6:30 Door Latch / Neck Strap Screw
7:58 Case Assembly
8:49 Film Knob Rebuild / Last Steps
9:35 Functional Test / Film Development
10:59 Pictures / After / Credits / Outtake
Music:
My Train's A Comin'
Unicorn Heads
(KZfaq Audio Library)
@NekoMichi 5 ай бұрын
Found one of these at a flea market today and followed your instructions to disassemble and clean it. Thanks for the help!
@gopalpanday4921 6 күн бұрын
Congratulations 👏
@FurdemonLar 3 жыл бұрын
💖😺 Amazed by atkelar's knowledge and skill once again!
@atkelar 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😀 - I do have a bit of skill if I say so myself... but knowledge is relative these days. I do not include my Google searches 😊
@shawndogg1986 2 жыл бұрын
Wow those little springs that way scary! O_0
@atkelar 2 жыл бұрын
Naw, little ones are fine... it's the big ones I worry about. Those pack a punch. ^^
@ronalddaub5008 Жыл бұрын
Cool mine is slightly different but the same.. nice job.
@atkelar Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I am no expert in these cameras, I learn as I go. But there might have been several "revisions" around.
@weaselbox6746 3 жыл бұрын
atkelar !!!! i love your restorations ! all the tiny details you pay attention to and lovingly fix! (and tiny anvils and screwdrivers!!! )to boot you develop your own film!!! : o D keep up the fun videos and ill keep watching!
@atkelar 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! As long as I have ideas, I shall provide project videos ^^ - The frequency might be not as regular as in 2020, depending on RL work... This KZfaq thing is far from a viable source of income :)
@weaselbox6746 3 жыл бұрын
@@atkelar i know dear...i just enjoyedwatching you do projects. its ok on the frequency...lol no expectations. your friend is lucky to have you help out lovingly on that camera!
@christianguerpillon47 2 жыл бұрын
une restauration magnifique !
@vinfifty2309 2 жыл бұрын
i just bought one of these, found your channel. you are impressive!
@atkelar 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I hope you make lots of nice pictures with it :)
@Mrdealornodeal618 2 жыл бұрын
Good video! Thanks!
@Pacificbell 2 ай бұрын
In my standards that would be in good condition
@areathra 3 жыл бұрын
This was cool to watch! Also Happy New Year!
@atkelar 3 жыл бұрын
Happy new year to you too! I am glad you enjoyed my little video!
@mkshffr4936 Жыл бұрын
I would love to see a detailed look at the shutter and flash mechanism. Hint hint.
@atkelar Жыл бұрын
There's a bit of a closer look in the "flash mod" video that's kind of a follow up, specifically at the timestamp here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nMicZ9hz1K-ddGQ.html
@mkshffr4936 Жыл бұрын
@@atkelar Thank you. What I am looking for is how to tweak the contacts to solve the sync problem. I want to adapt it to provide native x-sync for use with external flash.
@atkelar Жыл бұрын
Sadly, I don't have the camera around anymore; it's back with its owner already. I can't get new footage for that reason. The actual contacts are visible on the lower edge of the plate. I managed to get it working good enough by just tweaking the gap between the moving tongue and the stationary contact. A bit of a more "direct" way might be to influence the peg that is pushing the contact; that is the brass "j" shaped element that slams down on the contacts in the closeup. It has its movement tied to the actual shutter on the back of the plate with a peg and spring combination, but I didn't want to modify those directly. My friend asked me to keep the mechanism as original as possible. The fact that it is rivited together makes it even worse. If you don't care that much about the appearance of the flash, I would suggest a slight electronic delay on the outside. It is good that the old mechanics trigger early, so a few milliseconds delay should do the trick while keeping the shutter in prestine condition.
@mkshffr4936 Жыл бұрын
@@atkelar Thanks, As I have looked at it it seems that 25mS would be about right. I was just looking to see if it was something simple like shortening a bit of copper trace or something. Building the delay isn't that difficult. Of course another option is to load up with Tri-x and push process using no flash. :D
@bobbytirlea 3 жыл бұрын
You should also add at the end of the video (or beginning): "Never try this at home...". Although, you did a wonderful job once more with the restoration of that beautiful camera, and as soon as I saw the lathe at work producing those two screws, I instantly realized you don't fool around... Fantastic pictures taken nonetheless, I so far shoot only 35 mm film, but that format must be a dream! Keep up the great work! Thank you!
@atkelar 3 жыл бұрын
The 120 film is a nice compromise in equipment size and resolution. You can easily print to 30*40cm with that, which would be a bit grainy with 35mm. But cameras are rare. I have equipment for anything up to 4x5" negative and 30*40cm print pretty much... only way to little time to do as much as I'd like to. Why would you think I should add a "do not try this at home"? I'm curious, since what I do is pretty much home level hobby stuff and around here, a bit of common sense amongst the viewers is assumed...
@FastenDeezNutz 2 жыл бұрын
Don't put "Never try this at home" it's cliche
@atkelar 2 жыл бұрын
I do label my stuff as "not for kids" because of that too. Since I just show stuff that is proper hobby level or semi-pro level workshop stuff, I don't see any reason to include such a warning; I am not a kids program, nope. The format might be inspired by such, but that's mostly for the giggles, and my love of puppetry and cartoon animals.
@mjschuelke 3 жыл бұрын
A darkroom? I'm impressed... :-)
@atkelar 3 жыл бұрын
It's a re-purposed kitchen in an old building... But it serves the purpose.
@mjschuelke 3 жыл бұрын
@@atkelar I meant the mere fact that you have one, in operational condition with (almost) all the chemicals, in 2021. The last time I developed my own film I was still in school, in the mid-90s.
@atkelar 3 жыл бұрын
I am into retro stuff ^^ - once you have the time, it is very relaxing to do things in a slow, old fashioned way IMHO. Also: non-screen work is rare these days.
@mjschuelke 3 жыл бұрын
@@atkelar I thought I was into retro stuff, too, but almost every time I watch one of your videos, I feel seriously out-geeked -- but in a good way! Thanks so much!
@atkelar 3 жыл бұрын
Awww! Thanks! I mostly put out the videos to have something to chat and maybe inspire one or two fellow nerds/geeks to try out something or other.
@weaselbox6746 3 жыл бұрын
also im so glad you got that lathe! yay!
@restcure 3 жыл бұрын
Once again, a joy to watch. A little bit of an inventory snag with developing, but I see you fixed it. But I'm guessing that it was putting in the replacement screws that left you tapped out.
@MezeiEugen 4 ай бұрын
Do you remembeer if the square gasket goes under or over the the lens?
@atkelar 4 ай бұрын
Not 100% off the top of my head... I think under, inside the recessed area. I can check the raw disassembly footage once I am home again
@7000DASH 2 жыл бұрын
I just bought one. It's in bad shape. Is there any way I can send it to you for repairs? The shutter works, and all it is just very dirty.
@atkelar 2 жыл бұрын
I feel honored to be asked that question, but I'm afraid I'm not set up for something like this; there are several issues that I'd face. Maybe eventually I can turn these restorations into a reasonable business model, but right now I have to limit myself to private projects or projects for friends that I can do in exchange for some other devices.
@mkshffr4936 Жыл бұрын
Also, I can't see in the video is there (or is there supposed to be) any seals on the sides of the film door or the camera body? on mine there is no trace of anything not even glue.
@atkelar Жыл бұрын
There was nothing; the light tightness is relying on the metal and plastic parts mating with a "tongue and groove" type of joint and similar for the door. I *think* I recall some sort of rubber strip on the hinge side of the door but that is it.
@mkshffr4936 Жыл бұрын
@@atkelar Thank you that is helpful. I want to go through mine before running a roll through. Several videos have shown how to clean the viewing lens and mirror but I have not yet figured out how to access the back of the taking lens and shutter mechanism. I may just have to dive in. 🙂
@atkelar Жыл бұрын
It is rather easy: take out all the screws and the case will slide apart. Maybe only undo the screws on one side so most parts stay together; if you just want to clean the lens... I don't have the camera anymore, so I can't point the individual screws, but it does come apart without any force. If not, keep looking for the missed screw!
@MezeiEugen 4 ай бұрын
The ones made in Rochester have screws instead of rivets.
@atkelar 4 ай бұрын
I am not sure where this one originated. It is owned by a friend in Norway, so I assume European factory, but that is just a guess...
@MezeiEugen 4 ай бұрын
@r it is written on it, London. On mine it is written Rochester, NY. As far as I know they were also made in France, but I never saw one.
@atkelar 4 ай бұрын
Oh! So that is the factory designation. I was thinking about design when I read London. 😊
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