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DIY repairs of photographic equipment: What topics are of interest?

Which topics are of interest?

  • Mechanical cameras

    Votes: 10 83.3%

  • Electronic cameras

    Votes: 5 41.7%

  • 35 mm cameras

    Votes: 9 75.0%

  • Medium format cameras

    Votes: 7 58.3%

  • Large format cameras

    Votes: 6 50.0%

  • Other cameras

    Votes: 2 16.7%

  • Winders and motor drives

    Votes: 3 25.0%

  • Flash units

    Votes: 4 33.3%

  • Lenses

    Votes: 11 91.7%

  • Other accessories

    Votes: 3 25.0%
  • Total voters
    12
I voted for mechanic cameras, 35mm cameras, medium format cameras, large format cameras, , flash units and lenses.

I should have added: other cameras [WideLux]
 
I included almost everything except electronic cameras, flash units and other accessories, not because I have no interest in them, but because it's impossible for me to get everything at the same time.

Mechanical cameras are the most fascinating to me
 
How about technique: how the h*** to get inside cameras, lenses, etc. It'd be helpful to hear and see the techniques and tools people have for this recurring issue.
 
120 roll film backs, horseman especially.
And shutters: copal, compur(00 especially)and ilex 3
 
I'd love to see posts about tools. Your top-10 repair tools or "building a repair workspace". Everything, including solvents, lubricants, etc that work best.
I know you typically call out tools used in many of your tutorials, but a summary of your setup would be interesting and useful.
 

Thanks, I'll take that into account

Also a good reason to revive this thread:

Show your tools!

So far I have repaired Minox A, Mamiya super 16 and Edixa 16 cameras. That's why I use these tools: The tool on the far left is a homemade tool made from a scalpel. Then of course I have consumables for cleaning and lubricating. - Mineral spirits for cleaning the internal parts and removing...
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Mechanical cameras mainly , in various format of cameras. I also like to repair mechanical timers.
 
Manual it would be for me, AF seems way too complex and I don't use them anymore (or at the moment)
 
How to put it together again after taking it apart. I took pictures, so I knew where everything should be. But it seemed like the assemblers had some jig or tool that I didn't have because I couldn't get the shutter assembly correctly back into its housing. This was an attempt to fix a popped out shutter spring on a Seagull folding medium format camera.

Tricks for testing if lens elements are correctly in their place - had an old Minolta folder that when you focused at infinity in the center it seemed to be focused around 2 meters on the edges.
 
The horizontal titanium shutters in F & F2 Nikons. Specifically resurrecting the shutter mechanism: rollers, timing - especially slow speeds, self-timer (don't really know why, just for kicks/completeness I suppose).
 
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