You definitely need a fresh quality battery. F3 lcd displays can dim with age FYI
After two years of being camera less, I received a Nikon F3. This one belonged to my husband's grandfather who passed away over a decade ago. Other than a few scratches on the body from regular wear and tear, the body seems to be in good shape. I used to shoot on the Nikon F3 for three years before the past two years so I have been comparing the functionality to my past experience.
A few things I noticed:
1. There is no battery display - I think I need to change the batteries (no corrosion - good sign?).
2. The advance lever is very hard to use (maybe from being idle for years) and the camera shutter is not firing. I did try the backup lever and this advanced my film.
3. Everything else is moving just fine.
I am hoping a simple battery change will bring it back to life...
My wife says I lack holiday spirit.
You definitely need a fresh quality battery. F3 lcd displays can dim with age FYI
I changed the batteries and everything is working so far. The advance lever is advancing and the shutter is firing. The LCD display is pretty clear. The lens may be broken since I can't get the focus ring to move but at least this can easily be replaced.
A lot of the old manual focus lenses will get stiff, or even stuck from old dried out grease. Lenses are plentiful. Sounds like you got a winner.
I happened to have another AF Lens that mounted perfectly on the F3 body. I'm back in business with this camera. 2023 is ending beautifully.
My wife says I lack holiday spirit.
At the brim of the main mirror and on the surface of the small reflecting mirror.Very interesting! Where was the fungus?
At the brim of the main mirror and on the surface of the small reflecting mirror.
Glass cleaner and Sensor Fluid (methyl alcohol).How did you remove the fungus?
Ace made all of Kodak's (Rochester NY) hard rubber tanks. If you go back to late 19th early 20th century Ace make all manner of piping, valves etc for handling corrosive liquids.
Does anyone know what's the trick to remove a stubborn JIS 00 screw? The screw still has '+' but it may not be perfect due to multiple failed attempts. It seems to ruined my JIS screwdriver too.
There is a whole thread on this very subject that goes into many possible solutions:
How are you dealing with stuck screws?
Stuck screws that cannot be removed from their threads are one of the biggest annoyances when repairing photographic equipment. Because you either damage the screw heads when trying to unscrew with force or you have to cancel the repair project. Screwhead damaged by force 🤬 How can you tame...www.photrio.com
Good luck!
Update on the Minolta-16 MG-S (fixed)
The camera developed a weird problem as I was testing the shutter. Every second actuation of the cocking mechanism, the cocking sliding plate wouldn't move far enough to cock the shutter. It was missing that 1/64 of an inch to complete the task. I thought I'd misaligned something but it turned out that one of the cogs of the cocking mechanism has one side of its inner race thinner than the other. According to the service manual, this cog is integrated into the main chassis and cannot be serviced... So, I came up with a solution to remove the slack, I made a tiny brass sleeve to go over the post of the problematic side. It works perfectly, and the beauty of it is that it doesn't need to be fixed in place because the top cover sits so close to the cog that the sleeve cannot escape. I just applied a tiny amount of molybdenum grease to avoid unnecessary friction.
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