Recent content by z0r

Hey, just came into the posession of an SX-70 from 1976 with the 6th Flash Inihibit Shutter. I previously managed to overhaul two SX-70 of friends with a lot of help from the internet by Youtube videos and the repair service manual, so I can of gained a rough picture what to expect. An...

@BobUK To your viewfinder question: If you have already checked everything with the rod coming from the lens to the body, then you need to look into the rangefinder. For this you need to desolder the electronics and remove the top hood. When desoldering the electronics, note that there are two...

Hey @BDW. First of all: Everything you do is at your own risk. If you fell like breaking something I'd not advise you to. But: Yes, I'd agree. Gently remove the cone with a plastic clip. Then you are at IMG_0457.JPEG and need to disassemble the whole thing until the front lens can be unscrewed...

Yikes, cement floor sounds horrible! And four loose screws will always result in the blades getting funky. What a pitty. But yes, judging by the view of the housing of my camera, there must have been a drop in the past. However, in my case I only have this one screw loose in order to get the...

Hey, sorry for my lousy reply. I'm a bit busy at the moment. Repair Manual scan and viewfinder "service" instruction will follow in mid-end december. Sorry for that, but that takes some time. Wanna do it thoroughly. But it will come in a separate post. I'll inform you here. I nevertheless have...

Yes, but gently. You may need to reglue this afterwards. I did that with Pliobond.

Underneath the textured handgrip are two screws which have to be unscrewed in order to remove the handgrip. After that, you can remove the front cover.

Thank you for encouraging me! I accomplished the removal with the plastic clip and removing it as shown in photo 4. I emphasize using something like this plastic clip instead of any metal tool in order to remove it as gently as possible. Beneath it are the three screws, which also are very...

@OAPOli Thank you for your engagement in my issue! I'm not a a native english speaker so I fear that I misunderstand something or express myself lousy. I attached four pictures where I think a spatula can go at least. I assume now you mean the point shown in the first picture? (I ordered them in...

@OAPOli Ohhh, I see! So I try to pry it off gently from the name ring and then unscrew the name ring in order to reach the three screws beneath it? Edit: Attatched is a close up picture of the front of the lens. I do not seem to see where I have any starting point to pry the cone of. From my...

@OAPOli Pressing "T" results in the same behaviour as pressing the release button. I already had a look at that stuff when repairing my last issue and can therefore exclude this as the problem source. The looseness can be indeed observed in the aperture/exposure time rings. Because I had the...

Dear all, A year ago I got into the possession of a Fuji GS645S Wide60 from the flea market. Has its marks on the body but the glass is in pristine condition, which I had to get it for the price. The focus mechanism was sticky and with the help of the service manual I got it working again...

I cannot recall losing something like a shim from the mount. However, I do not know what happened before my purchase. I got two MD/MC lenses with the same behaviour. The M42 lenses do behave weird due to the adapter, so I don't trust them. Is it this odd that I have both malfunctions? Can you...

Attached are pictures of the current state with a 200mm MD Lens. one is through the eyepiece, having a far located antenna in the center (~86m away). The other shows the result on the ground glass. What I set as plane of interest is now sharp. However, I can focus now beyond infinity as it...

By visually confirming best sharpness on the ground glass, the best I can achieve is done by three layers of heat-shrink. Shrunk them prior to insertion to a fitting size with a lighter. Using a solder iron inside the body was a bit tricky and I dismissed it. The result is attached. I do not...