Hi, does amyone know where spare parts can be obtained for a 166B. I have manged to lose one of the small thumb wheels used to hold the film spool in place. ...
Hi Three solutions: (1) Least likeable: get a new one, since a Lubi can probably cost less than having a new knob milled. (2) Remove the spindle and patch the...
Thanks Jay. It's one of the bottom spindle wheels that has gone astray, so wil try it without the holder in place. I've already sourced two cheap 166's on Ebay...
If you have an entire replacement magnifier, you can take it out that way. But if you need to flip just the lens itself, you have to remove it from its ...
You might try to get a hold of Cupon, a.k.a. Gejza Dunay, who sells all kinds of Eastern European cameras on ebay. I've gotten lots of little parts for...
Oops. That's cupog. Go to ebay and do a search by seller. Type in cupog and his auctions will come up. From there you can pick an auction and choose contact...
Hi all, I have this problem, that occured when I dropped my Ljubi. Both focusing ring and that other one fell off and now the focusing is somewhat not right. ...
Oskar, Sorry to hear of your problems with the camera being out of focus. Rather than start fresh with a description of how to adjust the focus, which I swear...
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Hi all, I'm new to the Lubitel group and have just acquired a Lubitel 2. Although everything seems in order it has dirt/dust on the in surfaces of the taking...
Hi there, I just received a 166B in the mail, and noticed that it is very similar to my 166U. In terms of the actual mechanical part (taking lens, aperture,...
Rowan, All lubitels use the same lenses and the same shutters. There are minor differences, all of which are discussed on roland givan's site. For example, ...
Rowan They about the same camera, where the most obvious difference is the model designation. The 166U allows dual formats (6x6 or 6x4,5) though. Jay ... ...
Roland, I just bought an Iskra, I have a couple of questions for you. I just received it, and I've overpaid for it. The seller, spront, guaranteed it would...
Hi Joseph, Thanks for the post. Sorry - I've only just found it. I've not been as up to date with emails/posts as I would like to be. Anyway - I think your...
What kind of lomo? A lubitel 166? Lubitel 2? A lomo Compact Automat (LC-A)? these are very different cameras and will need different advice. do you have any...
hi, i was happy to get my first lubitel the other day... only one small problem: i can`t use it properly! because... when i turned the taking lens to 1.4m, it...
If you don't have any specific requests, how about taking a stroll through past posts on the archive. The camera is so easy to use, though, just start ...
Hi there, welcome to this group. Congrats on getting a great camera! I think what You'll need to do is: open up the camera from the back and locate the four...
The best way to find the proper position for the cogs is to loosen both of them so that the lenses turn freely without the cogs. Screw the lenses all the way ...
Rowan, Sounds like your Lubitel repair skills are coming right along! Soon you'll need to get another one to fix up--maybe a 166 with a bad counter! Joseph ...
Hi Joseph, thanks for the compliments : ) I actually have a lubi at the moment that has me stumped. I think It's beyond repair : ( It's a 166B, and the self...
Have you tried flushing with butane lighter fluid? ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway ...
Hi Joseph, No I haven't tried butane. I think it's too far gone for that. If you're feeling confident, I'll send the shutter assembly to you and you can try to...
You can send it to me, but the only guarantee I can make is that if I can't fix it, I'll send it back to you. I have been able to repair every shutter I've ...
i just wanted to thank everyone for their help! i followed your instructions, and not only got the lens working, but used the paper trick to set the focus in...
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