pfm Picture A Week (PAW) 2010 part I
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martin clark
pinko bodger
Lovely, Paulicus.
cliffpatte
Speed camera anarchist
I like that Paul
Jonathan Ribee
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very, very nice
Patrick Dixon
Imagineer
Yes, excellent.
Patrick Dixon
Imagineer
So, how?
Paulicus
pfm Member
Well Patrick, as it turned out, I phoned the first company which was suggested on my flickr page, and to be honest, they werent all that enthusiastic about repairing it. Nightmare camera was mentioned. They told me to buy a Bronica EC instead.
However, the guy on the phone went and got a colleague, this chap then described what he would do first if I took it to them. They had an old Bronica of similar vintage on the shelf; he then talked me through the following process.
Take the lens off and remove the focusing helicoid, which was extremely stiff. Now remove the black base plate by removing two extremely small screws, these really needed an offset screw driver, and as such, was an absolute swine using my watchmakers drivers, once this plate was off, it revealed some rollers and black cloth.
Still following instructions, I placed the camera lens opening down on a soft towel, and using the heel of my hand, gave the camera a wallop on its tripod socket, followed by a vigorous shake, and voila one little screw fell out!
The screw is from a metal shim to do with the focusing screen, and is now in a plastic bag. As for the vignette, he thinks this was a just a glitch possibly due to the extreme cold and design of this camera.
20 minutes later Im that happy, Im on the phone thanking him.
However, the guy on the phone went and got a colleague, this chap then described what he would do first if I took it to them. They had an old Bronica of similar vintage on the shelf; he then talked me through the following process.
Take the lens off and remove the focusing helicoid, which was extremely stiff. Now remove the black base plate by removing two extremely small screws, these really needed an offset screw driver, and as such, was an absolute swine using my watchmakers drivers, once this plate was off, it revealed some rollers and black cloth.
Still following instructions, I placed the camera lens opening down on a soft towel, and using the heel of my hand, gave the camera a wallop on its tripod socket, followed by a vigorous shake, and voila one little screw fell out!
The screw is from a metal shim to do with the focusing screen, and is now in a plastic bag. As for the vignette, he thinks this was a just a glitch possibly due to the extreme cold and design of this camera.
20 minutes later Im that happy, Im on the phone thanking him.
Patrick Dixon
Imagineer
Ahh, good. You'll know what to do next time then!
Mullardman
Moderately extreme...
Paulicus.
That is indeed a very nice pic-cher!
Mull
P.S. If I ever finish my epic bathroom refurb.. I may post a pic myself. It'll probably be of a bath.......
That is indeed a very nice pic-cher!
Mull
P.S. If I ever finish my epic bathroom refurb.. I may post a pic myself. It'll probably be of a bath.......
Wait a second - I thought you got rid of your D3S for a D700... You've got another one? Or was that the M9, no, wait, i don't think I can cope with your camera habit ;-)
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cliffpatte
Speed camera anarchist
The current nikon stock is: d700, d3s, fm3a
I have been neglecting my film cameras for a few months now (not particularly great in the rain and snow), so I'll have to stick some E6 through the fm3a soon.
cliffpatte
Speed camera anarchist
here is something not by Nikon
lumix gf1/20mm pancake
lumix gf1/20mm pancake
Ah, so the D3 turned into a D700 to give you a compact and a super-chunky full frame digital. Makes sense.
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