What did you fix today?

MaximusM3 · Aug 10, 2010

Two rolls of Tri-X and a stuffed toilet.

fotch · Aug 10, 2010

Lunch

maderik · Aug 23, 2010

This weekend I finished up and processed the test roll from a Tower 18B (aka mamiya ruby) that had shutter issues I recently resolved.

A sample image (Fomapan classic 100 developed in XTOL)

and the camera:

and I fixed a film advance issue in my Minolta Autopak 700 rangefinder in preparation for one of the rolls of 126 film I'm making from some Kodak Imagelink HQ microfilm (e.g. non-perf 35mm.)

Toffle · Aug 24, 2010

Well, not so much fixed as assembled... I took a wooden 8x10 picture frame and fitted it out for contact printing by adding a hinged split back. Functions perfectly. Total investment, $8.

Wade D · Aug 27, 2010

Brought another Minolta X-700 back to life with a simple capacitor exchange. These locked up cameras are so easy to fix that I should make a business of it...NOT!! Not enough time in my day as it is.

Curt · Aug 27, 2010

I put my Dodge Ram truck in the spot where it is going to be fixed for some time, I got a couple of blocks from the house when the transmission starting slipping, I surged it right into the driveway. :munch: Now I'm a Jeep guy again, in my vintage '99 Jeep Wrangler with very few miles, bought new, sitting in the garage with the Bestop on, I might actually have to put the hard top on this year. And I need to brush up on that Jeep wave.

It's was my main photography vehicle, wow more reason to stay home, save money and work in the darkroom. It needs to be fixed again, and again, and next time maybe a Ford truck.:confused:

TareqPhoto · Aug 27, 2010

Acros 100 [120]

dehk · Sep 13, 2010

Shutter speed on a Petri 1.9 went wacko the other day. Took it apart looking at the shutter, trying to bend a pin at the slow speed escape, of cause, i broke it. So i tore the donor camera apart and tore the whole slow speed escape apart to replace that lever. But you know when you do that, you usually lose some springs, But I even lost the extra one. So i ended up making one myself. All put back together, checked the shutter speed and adjusted it a little bit, works like a champ now.

Brian Legge · Sep 13, 2010

Staring at a Canon IIf with a bad curtain, trying to muster up the confidence to deal with it.

The camera is completely non functional as it is. I bought it on the cheaper side specifically to have a camera to practice on. I bought this camera specifically to learn how to do this. I started with a FED 2 a while ago but it turned out one of the rollers was broken; I had a hard time getting motivated to put that one back together as a result. Once I do that, I'll start on the Canon.

j-dogg · Sep 14, 2010

I did my first camera repair today!!!

My recently acquired Minolta AL had a shutter speed ring and aperture ring that fell off and somehow didn't lose the screws so I screwed it all back together. I still need to get the light seals replaced and one of the contacts inside the lens is broke, but other than that, one step (or 7 counting everything I put back together) closer to shooting it

Steve Smith · Sep 14, 2010

fotch said:
Lunch

You fixed lunch? Was it broken then?

Steve.

guitstik · Sep 14, 2010

j-dogg said:
I still need to get the light seals replaced and one of the contacts inside the lens is broke, but other than that, one step (or 7 counting everything I put back together) closer to shooting it

Instead of "shooting" it, why not try shooting "with" it after all that work?

I managed to replace the minimal light seals on a Minolta Hi-Matic AF2 and got the flash working (a little harder) and generally cleaned it up ready to go shooting. I also replaced the gummy light seals on my Konica Auto S2. I have already shot with it and it didn't show signs of light leaks but why take chances?

I have also made my Minolta Hi-Matic AF nice bright, shiny and new... pile of mangled spare parts, if you could actually identify those parts, with the time honored tool of choice...BFH.

I am quite proud of myself and my pleasurable day. I think I will treat myself to a Klondike Bar. Yum.

BobCrowley · Sep 17, 2010

Fixed the light leak in the Speed Graphic to Calumet 8x10 adapter, and tested it with some 4x5 instant. Result: Blackness
http://new55project.blogspot.com/2010/09/speed-graphic-shutter-on-8x10.html

danegermouse · Sep 22, 2010

turned 6 of my non-functioning a-series canons into three working ones. lubricated shutter/mirror governor gears, replaced light seals, cleaned contacts and swapped a few bits and pieces. still have three broken ones however...

dehk · Oct 16, 2010

A Nikon FE. Got it used 2 years ago, BGN grade. It always seemed weird that after i cranked the film and cocked the shutter, the crack will keep cranking. Well, I didn't think too much of it after a while and I got used to it.

The other day I saw a post on APUG someone had the same problem. Then someone else commented on it it shouldn't do that. That's what reminded me.

Making a sensible guess. I Took the bottom cover out, figured out whats wrong with it, and strike that arm back in the slot.
Took a whole 5 minutes.

Toffle · Oct 16, 2010

Waterlogged (there was a url link here which no longer exists)

Sirius Glass · Oct 16, 2010

Last week I fixed the shutter of a 1928 4"x5" [or 5"x4" because it has a rotating back] Graflex Model D.

dehk · Oct 27, 2010

A Zenit 4.

Freed up the shutter and the mirror mechanism 2 days ago.
http://dehk.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/idiots-guide-to-repair-a-zenit-4/

And then the linkage to the mirror came off yesterday. Lead to pretty complete tore down.
http://dehk.wordpress.com/2010/10/27/idiots-guide-to-repair-a-zenit-4-part-2-the-complete-teardown/

And then the match needle light meter. A little bit of this, and a little bit of that.
And now everything works.

Ezzie · Nov 1, 2010

My Kowa Super 66. Replaced mirror damper and lubricated mirror lock up mechanism. Mirror decided not to return all of a sudden. Now working a treat, at the loss of 3 frames only.

Ian Grant · Nov 1, 2010

Adapted a Busch Pressman back to fit my later model Pressman, different spring mechanism which allows Graflex style RF backs,

Finished an adapter plate to allow my Graflex 6x7 backs to be used on a late 19th C Quarter plate camera.

Finished French polishing a 10"x8" Agfa Ansco lens board, as well as two Thornton Pickard shutters.

Made a couple of new ground glass screens

Day spent getting equipment fixed and finished . . . . . . . .

Ian

Brian Legge · Nov 1, 2010

Fixed an Olympus 35SPs shutter recently. I posted info about the process over at RFF, as I'd talked with a few people there while doing it. Info is here:

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=97184

...if this sort of cross posting is frowned upon, I can repost it here. I just haven't finished adding notes to that post, so I didn't want to end up with two copies to update.

wblynch · Nov 2, 2010

I took my newly arrived 1951 Brownie Hawkeye apart and cleaned the snot out of that booger. (well it sure looked like snot). Now it actually works and I gave it a go with a roll of Plus X.

Not quite as complicated as John's OM4ti circuit board replacement but it keeps one more film camera out of the landfill for a few more years.

Athiril · Nov 2, 2010

Fixed the pre-conceived notion that f/1.4 on my G.Zuiko was soft (its not, contrast low maybe) by taking a test shot , and resovled to actually shoot some stuff wide open soon.

jscott · Nov 5, 2010

I removed the black finish from the brass parts on my Graflex RB tele. She shines like gold now!

Roger Thoms · Nov 6, 2010

Haven't fixed anything but I'm getting better at taking things apart. Specifically the light trap on a old wooden plate holder. Didn't crack the wood so I'm happy. Hopefully I'll be able to post that I have repaired/rebuilt the light trap soon. Have to get some nice quality black felt and and do some work on the coil springs. Then put the baby back together again. If I'm successfull I have another holder to rebuild. Oh and I can't forget the holder need new dark slides.

Roger

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