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Nope, 25 anniversary of the mail order company that imported the camera.

The battery leak crept up the -ve wire all the way to the CdS cell.

The foam in the light baffle is pretty much gone.

Thanks for responding so quickly. My plan was to use the remaining red wire and simply solder it to to the -ve tag that protrudes from the battery compartment. There is no copper left, only the insulation! The -ve wire goes directly to the CdS resistor. This is probably going to be the first...

Hi all, I purchased a AL-F recently and it arrived yesterday. The EPX625- manufactured by Union Carbide- leaked and destroyed the solder joint that attaches the red wire to the -ve pole. Does the red wire go directly to the galvanometer? The GN ring can be rotated 360°. Is this normal? Any help...

Success! You were right. I was hesitant to apply force, but it worked. Both are Uniomat ii versions. Serial numbers are 227608 and 280368. 227608 has the jammed shutter. The adjustment from EV6 to B requires more torque and doesn't feel crisp at all. 280368 feels way better. It feels like the...

Seriously?!

Hi all, I recently purchased two Uniomat cameras. One has a stuck shutter, the other seems to be working. The EV adjusting ring on both can be rotated from 6 to 18 with relative ease. However, I cannot select Bulb mode on either camera. Any help would be appreciated.

That's interesting. So you have to remove the lens from the camera body?

The 400 SE 25 was a commemorative edition in silver.

€45 plus €2,99 for shipping.

$200? Holy cow, that's expensive! Here you'll find the 400SE in the local classifieds for about €50 to €80. I found a seller offering one for €30. I wrote him to up the asking price to at least €40. Took him a month to find a buyer. The Hi-Matic usually changes hands for about €140.

I wasn't aware of the similarity between the 7Sii/35ES/400SE and the Konica. The 400SE does indeed default to f/1.7 without a battery. Practically useless. I have the 7Sii repair manual. I'll probably have to disassemble the 400SE and compare it to the drawings in the manual.

Hi there, greetings from Germany. I have a Revue 400SE, a copy of the Vivitar 35ES. Has anybody attempted to convert the aperture control to manual control? The 400SE is a great little camera but it isn't usable without a battery, unlike the Hi-Matic 7Sii.

Hi Eliot, I know I am 10 years late responding here. You can find a Minolta Service file online. It's 56 pages long. Page 47 describes the procedure necessary to calibrate the rangefinder. I picked up a Revue 400 S, a downgraded Hi-Matic 7SII sold by a German department store chain in the 70s...