Hi -
I recently purchased a Bolex REX 3 and it has some modifications I have never seen on a Bolex before.
1) When I look through the lens mount with the shutter open I can see a gold piece of metal that seems to shrink the size of the gate.
2) The pressure plate is black. It looks to be the correct size, but it's definitely not a standard Bolex pressure plate.
3) There is an arm attached to the pressure plate, and some mechanical stuff below it I don't recognize?
Here's three photos to help illustrate what I am seeing:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oeejb7n2pRDvG41kLtVLXgZxKaXTTJkS?usp=sharing
Has anyone seen modifications like these before? Do you know how/why/where they would have been done?
Any help is appreciated, and I am happy to post more photos if needed.
Thanks,
Aaron