RZ67: Light Trap Not Closing Properly
Originally posted on Instagram. Notes from the repair bench, kept here as a searchable archive. View the original on Instagram
Mamiya RZ67 Repair. This RZ67 came into the shop with a light trap that would not close properly. To service the light trap, lots of disassembly needed on the camera: the circuit board needs to be removed (actually, unsoldered and allowed to be moved out of the way via its flex cable as seen in the second photo) to access the light trap and mirror raising mechanism. The last photo shows the camera with the back assembly removed for further access to the light trap. The RZ67 has some similarities in build to the RB67 with electronics added for a bit more complexity. I also like to check production dates on the bodies that I get for repair as Mamiya issued parts/build updates over the years. Getting a camera that is forty years old and hardly used is not always the best thing to do as it has not had enough usage to flush out production problems.
