Well, with spring break approaching, I need to pull the motor ut of our '78 VW Bus and overhaul it. I can only really handle one project at a time so I decided to call Jess Powell (well-known stereo camera repair person) and ask him if he had any spare shutter units lying around. He didn't, but he had a Colorist II he had overhauled and fixed the take-up spool on. Well, I couldn't resist so I bought it. In the meantime...
I discovered that the slow speed mechanism on the second Colorist II I purchased was not functioning properly (probably why the guy dumped a bunch of oil in it and mucked up the shutter blades and then sold the camera as fully functional except for the oil on the blades- dishonest) I am in the process of swapping out the slow speed mechanisms and getting one functional shutter unit, but then again, this will be on hold for a while while I work on the bus.
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The Colorist II is my fave of all (and I've tried most other ((affordable)) stereo cameras). Not the sturdiest build, not as many accessories - but one of the most direct to use...and...those Rodenstock lenses!!!!
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