[Konvas] Kinor 35 safe shipping tip

[Bruce McNaughton]

This is the fifth Kinor mirror that I know of to be smashed in  
transit.  It says a lot for expert handling by freight company  
employees.

Regards
Bruce
The aranda group
Melbourne
http://www.arandafilm.com.au






On 27 Feb 2009, at 07:49, Bruce Taylor wrote:

> Hi gang and especially Kinor users,
>
> I have a story to share about my Kinor 35H that I hope may save  
> someone thousands of dollars in repairs.
>
> I shipped a Kinor 35H camera body to Bernie at Super16 in NY from my  
> shop in CA via FedEx Ground for routine service. I double boxed it,  
> with a minimum of 1.5" of foam around the camera and the second box.  
> It arrived at Bernie's place with a smashed mirror. The mirror  
> shards were happily shaking themselves into every nook and cranny of  
> the interior of the camera as they bounced in the FedEx truck to  
> Bernie's place.
>
> In speaking to Bernie and Bruce McNaughton (of Aranda Film where I  
> bought a replacement mirror), it seems that while these mirror  
> shatterings are not common, they are far from unheard of. As the  
> entire movement in the Kinor is suspended on rubber mountings there  
> is some movement possible, and in some mirror positions there can be  
> enough movement for the mirror to hit the camera housing and smash it.
>
> So here's the tip (thanks to Bernie!):
>
> When shipping, always position the mirror in a verticle orientation  
> with the reflective surface in the viewing (reflex) position.
>
> Hopefully, this will save someone some heartache.
>
> Fortunately I had placed a large insurance binder through FedEx on  
> the package. After a couple of weeks of wrangling, inspections, etc,  
> they told me today the check has been sent. I'm glad I bought the  
> FedEx coverage, because my regular insurance deductable is $2500,  
> and the repair was about $3000. Something else to think about when  
> shippping gear.
>
> While I'm on the subject, if 20-120mm Lomo OPF18 users don't already  
> know it, many a OPF18 owner has shipped one and had it smashed  
> internally when the internal zoom elements smash into the front  
> stationary element. Place a piece of tape on the zoom barrel  
> securing it in the middle of its travel, keeping it safe from  
> unwanted movement.
>
> Bruce Taylor
> www.Indi35.com
>
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