What did you fix today?

[willrea]

I replaced the light seals in my newly acquired Yashica Electro 35.

 

[mrmekon]

Fixed a corroded Graflex 2773 flash synchronizer with electrical problems.

 

[Ektagraphic]

I cleaned up a Super Richoflex I got for $8! I needed to clean up the viewfinder and the body but other than that, it is great. I shot a roll and processed. Looks good! Now I need to get a 6X6 neg carrier for my Beseler 23C

 

[domaz]

Got finished taking off the huge PX21 battery holder off my Compur Electronic shutter. I replaced it with a much smaller and lighter 1/2AA holder so I can use new ER14250 lithium batteries with it. These batteries are 3.6V so close enough to the old 4.5V ones, and are about half the weight and twice the MAH capacity.

 

[Philippe-Georges]

Very interesting, Domaz, how did yo do this? Where did you find the 1/2AA holder? I have that kind of shutter too, and trouble to find a replacement battery.

Philippe

 

[mike c]

Putting in some braces to put my print screens up.I'm finding out the humble little darkroom I built is turning into a ever expanding universe of gadgets and modifications , not that they are all really necessary but just the fact that I can, seeing how IT IS MY DARKROOM .And now I am going to develop and FIX some film I shot this morning with MY NEW CAMERA, new to me anyways.

Mike

 

[Bosaiya]

Putting in some braces to put my print screens up.I'm finding out the humble little darkroom I built is turning into a ever expanding universe of gadgets and modifications , not that they are all really necessary but just the fact that I can, seeing how IT IS MY DARKROOM .And now I am going to develop and FIX some film I shot this morning with MY NEW CAMERA, new to me anyways.

You tell 'em Mike, don't take any of their gruff!

 

[Øyvind:D]

Filed a lens board hole #1 to a Xenar 150mm/3.5 shutter size #2.
Cleaned out a cupboard to move from the floor a back frame with wooden box for the 4x5 Linhof Kardan TE.

 

[sangetsu]

I replaced the shutter curtains in a Zorki 1C. I got the camera for $40 in a junk shop, and found that the shutter curtain was full of small holes. I attempted to repair the holes using black textile paint, which actually did the job for a short time. I ended up ordering a pair of shutter curtains with the ribbons and lathes attached from a seller in the Ukraine.

Installation was not too difficult. A marking pen comes in handy to mark the positions of the parts as the camera is disassembled, and a little tape comes in handy to hold the small screws and such. The trick to installing the curtains properly is to make sure the new curtains and ribbons are cut to the exact same length as the old ones, and then glued to the same spot on the rollers/spools.

The Zorki 1 is easy to lubricate when disassembled for shutter replacement, and adjusting the shutter speeds is easy if you have an older CRT screened television.

The entire job took about 90 minutes.

 

[Dave Dawson]

I cured an air leaking bootle on my Jobo ATL-2+ processor with a bit of ptfe tape around the neck thread !

Cheers Dave

 

[Randy_Va]

Got started on the bellows repair on my recently acquired Universal Roamer II folder.

 

[hacked - sepiareverb]

I fixed four 35mm rolls of HP5+ pushed to 800 and one 35mm roll of PanF at 32 (my usual).

 

[munz6869]

Made a stack of pocket wizard cables: a set for studio strobes, another set for the little Vivitar 283's and a camera control cable for Canon EOS remote - worked a treat and cost about AU$10 of parts and some solder... And they are all nicely colour coordinated and the perfect length for everything.

Marc

 

[Roger Thoms]

I fixed a 4x5 film holder that needed new hinge tape. I used Filmoplast "T" bookbinders tape, which worked like a charm. I know not a big deal, still satisfying just the same.

Roger

 

[Jarvman]

Found a groovy article on making lens caps taken from the book 'restoring classic and collectible cameras'. All you need is, card, leatherette, wax paper an elastic band and a bit of glue. Here's one I'm half way through...

 

[mike c]

In a pinch,thats not a bad fix.The card is round and goes between lens and leatherette and the band holds it around the lens,were does the wax paper go?

 

[Jarvman]

The rubber band isn't a permanent feature, its just there to hold the leatherette on while the glue dries. All of tht excess stuff is going to be tucked up insude the cap tomorrow. here's the article...

http://books.google.com/books?id=0c...kQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=making lens caps&f=false

 

[Bosaiya]

Lately I've been using darkslides slides that are for the next largest side and cutting down the sides in order to be able to get a better grip on the tops (More info here). Lately I fixed a few extras real good - they won't be troubling anyone from now on.

 

[Marc Akemann]

More of a clean and adjust type thing with my 4x5 Wisner. Now it closes nice and everything is square again.

Marc

 

[Toffle]

Made four 4x4 lensboards out of Masonite.. now to find a 2" mounting ring/flange for a Betax... (or figure out a reasonable substitute)

 

[mike c]

The rubber band isn't a permanent feature, its just there to hold the leatherette on while the glue dries. All of tht excess stuff is going to be tucked up insude the cap tomorrow. here's the article...

http://books.google.com/books?id=0c...kQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=making lens caps&f=false

Thanks Jarvman,that will be my next project if I can't find any lens caps at the photo store.

 

[Jarvman]

No prob Mike! Here's the finished cap, the inside is lined with black felt. It's a really nice snug fit.

 

[Dave Dawson]

The aperture wheel on my F4 Sinar copal shutter was stiff between f22 and f45....I cured this by removing the two small philips screws holding the plastic cover on, pulling the worm drive out of it's home position and reseating it.

All smooth and dandy.

Cheers Dave

 

[ic-racer]

Today's project was to fix the electronic shutter in my new-to-me Durst CLS2000 head.
Initial inspection of the head revealed that it had never been apart; no rounding of any of the phillips screws. This is always a good sign. Inside the light chamber I did notice the shutter actuating lever was disengaged from the shutter and there were signs of a small fire on the shutter motor's circuit board:

 

[ic-racer]

Here is the board with a new uprated resistor in place. 24v testing of the board revealed it now was functional.