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Removing backs on 135 film cameras

Started Mar 31, 2021 | Discussions thread
ProfHankD
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Re: Removing backs on 135 film cameras

Heritage Cameras wrote:

ProfHankD wrote:

After removing the base, I managed to get the pin out of the hinge on my C35. I can just fit a cr123 battery and boost converter into the area where the 135 cart would go, although the rewind lever has a spring that keeps pushing it into that area. So, all I'd have to do is make a 3D printed back that holds everything in the right spot & firmware for the camera.... I'm working on something a tad different right now, but this (and Lafodis160) will get done & out there fairly soon....

On most cameras (I haven't tried this on a C35) you can remove the rewind crank by inserting a screwdriver into the rewind fork inside the film chamber to prevent it rotating, then unscrewing the crank assembly anti-clockwise. The fork should then pull out from within. You could then 3D-print a shorter piece with a suitably-sized hole to replace the long fork, freeing up more space inside the film chamber...

It took quite a bit of force, but yup, that worked. There is a pretty heavy detent in the rod, which is why it took so much force.

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