Today's Brick-n-Mortar-Camera-Store Find

[480sparky]

Sauntered into the local Toy Store today and walked out with these:

The K1000 suffers from the usual Dead Meter Syndrome, but the ones I've come across I've been able to effect a simple repair. Otherwise, everything is in near-mint codition (the 200mm looks totally unused!)

Forty clams for the whole shootin' works!

 

[Helios 1984]

Sauntered into the local Toy Store today and walked out with these:

The K1000 suffers from the usual Dead Meter Syndrome, but the ones I've come across I've been able to effect a simple repair. Otherwise, everything is in near-mint codition (the 200mm looks totally unused!)

Forty clams for the whole shootin' works!

Good deal. The 200mm alone is worth more than the price you paid for the whole kit

 

[StephenT]

Congrats on the find. What is the simple repair you use to get the meters working again?

 

[480sparky]

Congrats on the find. What is the simple repair you use to get the meters working again?

Usually a broken power connection at the battery chamber. Resolder and it's fixed.

 

[480sparky]

Decided to take the time to attempt my fix.

I could see where someone else had tried this, but not with solder. They extended the wire and made the connection with..... scotch tape..........

And not resoldered at the battery holder..... they used....................... glue.


So all that came out and everything was soldered up properly. And.....................





































................I have a working meter!