Repair Nikkor-Q 135mm f3.5 NAI Lens
A short guide on how to Repair Nikkor-Q 135mm f3.5 Lens. Nikon has been making the 135mm f3.5 lens since around 1959. The first version was around from 1959 to 1969 and was called the Nikkor-Q. The original lens had 4 elements in 3 groups and is easily recognised as its focal length on the […]
Minolta SR-T 101 Review – Mechanical Marvel
Minolta SR-T 101 Review: – So much has been written about the SRT-101 the world scarcely needs another article on it BUT – it happens to be one of my favourite cameras so I am going to dive in and hope to bring something new to the party. (Q: Seriously Mel you’re going to write […]
Repair Nikkor-S 35mm f2.8 Non AI Lens
Repair Nikkor-S 35mm :- A short guide to servicing the Nikkor-S 35mm f2.8 Lens. Nikon has been making the 35mm f2.8 lens since around 1959. The first version was around from 1959 to 1962 and was called the Nikkor-S. The original lens had 7 elements in 5 groups and is easily recognised as its focal […]
Why Buy From Us
Why buy from us: – Almost all of our cameras are fully serviced. We don’t just give the camera a wipe, and fit new light seals and call it serviced. Each of our premium cameras is completely stripped to remove old foam, any signs of corrosion and replace any worn parts with fresh factory spares. […]
Nikon FTn Finder – Servicing & Foam Removal
The Nikon FTn finder in common with a lot of cameras from the golden age of film cameras contains a fair amount of foam. Like the Olympus OM-1, the Canon FTb and many others the foam around the prism slowly degrades. When it does the foam turns into a toxic goop that will de-silver the […]
A short guide on how to Repair Nikkor-Q 135mm f3.5 Lens. Nikon has been making the 135mm f3.5 lens since around 1959. The first version was around from 1959 to 1969 and was called the Nikkor-Q. The original lens had 4 elements in 3 groups and is easily recognised as its focal length on the […]
Minolta SR-T 101 Review: – So much has been written about the SRT-101 the world scarcely needs another article on it BUT – it happens to be one of my favourite cameras so I am going to dive in and hope to bring something new to the party. (Q: Seriously Mel you’re going to write […]
Repair Nikkor-S 35mm :- A short guide to servicing the Nikkor-S 35mm f2.8 Lens. Nikon has been making the 35mm f2.8 lens since around 1959. The first version was around from 1959 to 1962 and was called the Nikkor-S. The original lens had 7 elements in 5 groups and is easily recognised as its focal […]
Why buy from us: – Almost all of our cameras are fully serviced. We don’t just give the camera a wipe, and fit new light seals and call it serviced. Each of our premium cameras is completely stripped to remove old foam, any signs of corrosion and replace any worn parts with fresh factory spares. […]
The Nikon FTn finder in common with a lot of cameras from the golden age of film cameras contains a fair amount of foam. Like the Olympus OM-1, the Canon FTb and many others the foam around the prism slowly degrades. When it does the foam turns into a toxic goop that will de-silver the […]
Film Camera Service – There exists within the classic film camera fraternity something of a mythology about Japanese cameras being ultra-reliable. They will ‘oohh’ and ‘aahh’ about how their 40-50 year old camera still works. The truth is they are often unaware that, while these things were made to a quality that no manufacturer outside […]