Just picked up another Nikon

George Mann · Aug 9, 2017

It's an F601 which cost me a grand total of $7.50! Except for some heavy pipe tobacco residue, it looks and functions as new.

Unfortunately, no matter how good I clean it, I cant get rid of the smell.

E. von Hoegh · Aug 9, 2017

Have you tried soaking it in PineSol?

George Mann · Aug 9, 2017

E. von Hoegh said:
Have you tried soaking it in PineSol?

I think that a working camera is preferable!

Kino · Aug 9, 2017

This should do it!

But seriously, have you tried something like Nature's Miracle on the non-sensitive surfaces?

mgb74 · Aug 9, 2017

Auto detailers will sometimes use an ozone machine like this to remove smoke odors from vehicles. If you can find one near you, perhaps you can stash your camera body in the vehicle when they do that.

George Mann · Aug 9, 2017

The remaining offenders are the grip (soaked into rubber), and inside the shutter buttons socket. Possibly under the command dial as well.

E. von Hoegh · Aug 9, 2017

George Mann said:
I think that a working camera is preferable!

Perhaps take up smoking?

blockend · Aug 9, 2017

Close the door with extreme care. The F601 has a hook made of plastic that would embarrass a cracker toy, fitting a metal latch. It never ends happily. Two of mine broke sitting in a drawer. An eBay seller used to offer a replacement metal hook for anyone confident in micro-surgery, but very hard to find now I'd imagine. Shame really because apart from the happ'orth o'tar door the 601 is a well equipped camera.

I also have the rare 601M, a camera that took AF lenses but didn't autofocus! Also with silly door.

George Mann · Aug 9, 2017

E. von Hoegh said:
Perhaps take up smoking?

Been there, and done that. It smells like the same stuff I use to smoke.

Sirius Glass · Aug 9, 2017

Well now you know why it was so cheap.

George Mann · Aug 9, 2017

Perhaps the right liquid dish soap will take care of the rubber.

avb · Aug 10, 2017

I got the smoke smell out of my camera scrubbing it with q-tips using water and baking soda as a gentle abrasive. But it is an F5 so probably a different rubber. Good luck getting that smell out!

RichardJack · Aug 10, 2017

For $7.50...toss it and buy one that does not stink.

Chan Tran · Aug 10, 2017

This weekend I will travel 250 miles 2 ways a total of 500 miles to pick up a few Nikon and a few other brands cameras. Among the Nikon's are an F4s, FE, FM2. The cost is only for the drive all of them are free.

mshchem · Aug 10, 2017

Chan Tran said:
This weekend I will travel 250 miles 2 ways a total of 500 miles to pick up a few Nikon and a few other brands cameras. Among the Nikon's are an F4s, FE, FM2. The cost is only for the drive all of them are free.

+1 Put it in a plastic bag and use it as a parts camera.

Chan Tran · Aug 10, 2017

mshchem said:
+1 Put it in a plastic bag and use it as a parts camera.

Why parts camera? They are all work perfectly.

RalphLambrecht · Aug 10, 2017

George Mann said:
It's an F601 which cost me a grand total of $7.50! Except for some heavy pipe tobacco residue, it looks and functions as new.

Unfortunately, no matter how good I clean it, I cant get rid of the smell.

tobacco smoke is evil good luck. try to put into a drawer with an open container with baking soda for a week or two.

OptiKen · Aug 10, 2017

Newspaper is wonderful at absorbing odors. Loosely pack the camera in crumpled newspaper and let it sit for a while, perhaps replacing the newspaper periodically. Do it just overnight and notice the difference. If it works (smelling the newspaper will tell you how much odor it is absorbing), then do it for a week. If it is a daily shooter for you, then just do it each night when you put it away.

George Mann · Aug 10, 2017

RichardJack said:
For $7.50...toss it and buy one that does not stink.

Since it is just the grip at this point, I am going to remove and soak it in a special concoction.

George Mann · Aug 10, 2017

RalphLambrecht said:
tobacco smoke is evil good luck. try to put into a drawer with an open container with baking soda for a week or two.

Perhaps.

George Mann · Aug 10, 2017

OptiKen said:
Newspaper is wonderful at absorbing odors.

Sounds interesting.

AWS_ATL · Aug 10, 2017

Chan Tran said:
This weekend I will travel 250 miles 2 ways a total of 500 miles to pick up a few Nikon and a few other brands cameras. Among the Nikon's are an F4s, FE, FM2. The cost is only for the drive all of them are free.

Hey new friend, whatcha gonna do with all those?

George Mann · Aug 10, 2017

Anyway, I plan to use this F601 with my 35-70 as my "always with me" mainstay, which will relegate my F90x and 28-105 to a dedicated shooting rig.

Jeff Bradford · Aug 10, 2017

Let the camera sit in fresh air for a few weeks. Most of the odor will leave on its own.

mshchem · Aug 11, 2017

George Mann said:
Anyway, I plan to use this F601 with my 35-70 as my "always with me" mainstay, which will relegate my F90x and 28-105 to a dedicated shooting rig.

One other thing activated charcoal will absorb big stinky organic compounds like crazy. It's used in water filtration. You can find bulk on ebay or small bags for aquarium filters. Pur the granulated charcoal in a cloth bag with the camera in a 1 gallon zip lock bag and come back in the spring.
Coca nut shell charcoal is preferred for drinking water taste and odor filters in fridges etc.

Just picked up another Nikon

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