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Fix Old Cameras on YouTube

by Captain Slack » Sun Dec 04, 2016 11:52 am
Last post by Santiago Montenegro » Tue Dec 06, 2016 9:21 am
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by Captain Slack » Sun Dec 04, 2016 11:52 am

Recently found this great YouTube channel for repairing old cameras. It's called, appropriately enough, Fix Old Cameras .

I used one of their...

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Last post by Santiago Montenegro
Tue Dec 06, 2016 9:21 am
Kiev 35A

by Julio1fer » Tue Sep 22, 2026 4:41 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Sun Oct 04, 2026 5:43 pm
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by Julio1fer » Tue Sep 22, 2026 4:41 pm

Has anyone been inside a Kiev 35A? I have one that jammed many years ago. Today decided to open it for a peek inside. Maybe it can be brought back to...

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Views: 9647

Last post by Julio1fer
Sun Oct 04, 2026 5:43 pm
Adjusting the RF in a Karat 36

by titrisol » Fri Oct 20, 2023 4:24 pm
Last post by titrisol » Sun Aug 23, 2026 10:52 pm
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by titrisol » Fri Oct 20, 2023 4:24 pm
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I followed the C.Sherlock videos to get this camera back to life.

However when I put the top together I needed to readjust the RF.
The RF unit was...
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Last post by titrisol
Sun Aug 23, 2026 10:52 pm
Super Wester Rehab Questions...

by scott » Sun Jun 30, 2024 4:26 pm
Last post by scott » Tue Mar 03, 2026 12:34 pm
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by scott » Sun Jun 30, 2024 4:26 pm
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Putting all the repair/rehab stuff here.

So, shutter cleaned up nicely. Is a Prontor clone.
NKK shutter by Scott , on Flickr

Didn't need too...
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Views: 285124

Last post by scott
Tue Mar 03, 2026 12:34 pm
RIP...

by scott » Mon Jan 19, 2026 10:27 am
Last post by PFMcFarland » Fri Jan 23, 2026 12:17 am
Replies: 6
by scott » Mon Jan 19, 2026 10:27 am

TL/DR: Seneca Improved 8x10 is not longer.

'Morning, all -

When the kids were home over Christmas, I wanted to shoot some LF of them. Cold, dark,...

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Views: 11155

Last post by PFMcFarland
Fri Jan 23, 2026 12:17 am
Restoring smooth opening on a Retina II?

by scott » Mon Apr 21, 2025 5:20 pm
Last post by scott » Tue Oct 21, 2025 9:11 am
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by scott » Mon Apr 21, 2025 5:20 pm
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Hi, all -

Getting close to finishing the inaugural roll in the Retina II (14) I got last August. The one thing I couldn't sort was the door....
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Last post by scott
Tue Oct 21, 2025 9:11 am
Repairing dents in the filter ring

by titrisol » Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:36 am
Last post by titrisol » Tue Oct 21, 2025 8:30 am
Replies: 6
by titrisol » Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:36 am

I have a couple of old lenses with dents, and I'd like to repair them

I looked at those lens vise tools and wanted to know if anybody has used...

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Views: 24553

Last post by titrisol
Tue Oct 21, 2025 8:30 am
Oops...

by scott » Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:36 am
Last post by melek » Fri Jan 24, 2025 5:43 pm
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by scott » Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:36 am
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Late night eBay trolling is apparently a bad thing...

These arrived in the mail today, a day ahead of schedule (which is truly miraculous around...
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Views: 311327

Last post by melek
Fri Jan 24, 2025 5:43 pm
Agfa Optima Sensor: disassembly and repair of corroded battery wire

by P C Headland » Sat Dec 28, 2024 1:53 am
Last post by Santiago Montenegro » Tue Jan 07, 2025 3:16 pm
Replies: 8
by P C Headland » Sat Dec 28, 2024 1:53 am

I recently purchased this design classic from our local auction site. It came complete with its original box, and looked to be in really nice...

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Last post by Santiago Montenegro
Tue Jan 07, 2025 3:16 pm
Working on my patch - fixing the Aires Viceroy

by P C Headland » Thu Oct 17, 2024 4:12 am
Last post by alexvaras » Tue Nov 12, 2024 3:55 am
Replies: 6
by P C Headland » Thu Oct 17, 2024 4:12 am

When I bough the Aires Viceroy, I knew the RF patch was a bit on the dim side (no jokes please...) After shooting the first test roll to make sure...

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Views: 39733

Last post by alexvaras
Tue Nov 12, 2024 3:55 am
Another round of patching - Braun Gloria

by P C Headland » Tue Oct 29, 2024 4:02 am
Last post by alexvaras » Tue Nov 12, 2024 3:53 am
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by P C Headland » Tue Oct 29, 2024 4:02 am

Not computer patching, but more patching of rangefinder mirrors that had lost the capacity to reflect anything.

This time round it was the Braun...

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Views: 32598

Last post by alexvaras
Tue Nov 12, 2024 3:53 am
Damn spring…

by scott » Mon Oct 07, 2024 12:24 pm
Last post by scott » Mon Oct 07, 2024 10:46 pm
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by scott » Mon Oct 07, 2024 12:24 pm

Okay fixit gurus, I need a tip: I purchased a toy, a Super Fujica Six.

Untitled by Scott , on Flickr

Shutter release isn’t working. That’s it....

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Views: 33470

Last post by scott
Mon Oct 07, 2024 10:46 pm
Video: Reviving the folding Contessa's meter

by melek » Wed Sep 18, 2024 7:36 am
Last post by titrisol » Wed Sep 18, 2024 1:54 pm
Replies: 1
by melek » Wed Sep 18, 2024 7:36 am

Here's where I show how to revive the meter on your folding Zeiss Ikon Contessa. I've had this camera for about eight or nine years, and I was fairly...

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Views: 30566

Last post by titrisol
Wed Sep 18, 2024 1:54 pm
Matte paint?

by titrisol » Mon Jun 10, 2024 9:10 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Thu Jun 13, 2024 8:07 pm
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by titrisol » Mon Jun 10, 2024 9:10 pm

Found a Voigtlander Vitessa lens-hood on a thrift shop surprise bin
It looks quite good but the inside is all scratched and I'd like to repaint it...

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Views: 34089

Last post by Julio1fer
Thu Jun 13, 2024 8:07 pm
Battery corrosion repaired (video)

by melek » Wed Dec 20, 2023 12:31 pm
Last post by titrisol » Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:34 pm
Replies: 4
by melek » Wed Dec 20, 2023 12:31 pm

So I came across the camera over the summer, and it had some battery corrosion. I didn't think that it could be saved, but I had read that an...

Replies: 4
Views: 38832

Last post by titrisol
Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:34 pm

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