Vario Dial Set Spezial Aplanat Lens (04)

            April 2024, local thrift shop find in a 1 Euro box :
The sole remnants of an old plate camera, probably German.

Front Standard with a Spezial Aplanat 135mm 1:8 lens in a Gauthier Vario Dial Set leaf shutter.

The Vario didn't function properly on its B and T settings so I decided to have a look inside. 

The wear and tear tells me that the poor Shutter had a hard life.

Astonishingly there is hardly to find anything online and in the literature about servicing these older, dial-set, types :-(
If somebody has a reference for that, let me know !
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WARNING : 
This image is intended as a reference for the more experienced camera service man. If you have no experience in camera repair please do yourself a favor and send your camera to a professional service shop. It would be a pity to lose a vintage camera in a failed repair attempt !
   

Taken on: April 28, 2025

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