The Colorist finally arrived. Very nice. The leatherette was barely stuck on. I reapplied it using contact cement. You only get one chance with contact cement. The apertures were very sticky so I disassembled the shutters for cleaning. They had a good soak in Zippo lighter fluid. NOTE: on the "dummy shutter" (the shutter without the timer in it) the connecting bar between the two aperture mechanisms is press-fit into the blade drive ring. It is attached with a screw to the shutter with the "guts" in it. While I was disassembling, the coupling came apart(it's not supposed to come apart). No big deal, I'll just remove the blade drive ring and put it back together with a punch. This worked great. Unfortunately, one of the screws that holds in the blade drive ring- the head snapped right off. The shutter blades slide on these screw heads. AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I have to buy another Colorist for another shutter mechanism. :( VERY frustrating. Here is a good shutter site. And another about the Vero, a very close cousin to the Vario.
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