Nikon F3 LCD bleed

[Theo Sulphate]

One of my F3/T's is starting to show a small bit of bleed in the upper right corner of the shutter-speed readout LCD. It wasn't there a few months ago. Another F3/T which I bought new in 1988 doesn't have this problem; this is an older F3/T.

Does the bleeding get much worse? Does it eventually block out the whole LCD? Can the LCD be replaced or does the whole finder need to be replaced (it's a champagne titanium HP finder)?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Les Sarile]

According to the Pop Photo review back in 1980, the LCD was expected to fail in about 7 years so the LCD was designed to be easily replaced. Obviously the LCD has lasted much longer but the question is whether or not the part is still available. Since the F3 was in production for a long time, maybe a newer donor F3 can be used if the part is no longer available.

 

[F4user]

Your LCD start bleeding probably because the camera experienced high temperatures, it act like a overheated thermometer and pop out some liquid.
It can stay in actual shape for years so avoid high temperatures.
I successfuly "refurbish" some F4 upper left LCD by spinning, heating, spinning, heating, waiting 2 weeks ... at 7200 rpm using a hard drive. The liquid move in "visible on viewfinder" area.
F4 have a particularity .. upper LCD area is partially visible in viewfinder so i moved liquid in useful zone.
Anyway the LCD can be replaced with one scavenged from a broken-for_parts-as_is cheap body

 

[Theo Sulphate]

Thanks everyone for the replies. Hopefully it won't get worse.

I monitor temperature and humidity in three places in my Camera Room. Highest temperature this summer was 79F for a few hours each afternoon for about a month. Highest humidity I ever saw, briefly, was 60%.

Is 79F really too high?

Thanks again.

 

[Les Sarile]

Is 79F really too high?

If it were that would surely have disqualified it as a "professional" camera. Most likely it already has a failure but I am not sure if it will continue to deteriorate or not.