Minolta X-700 Frame Counter Repair Guide
Minolta X-700 Frame Counter Repair:– One of the most common faults with the Minolta X-700, X-500 and X-300 cameras is the frame counter failing. This is due to the small plastic stop on the counter disk shearing away. With the stop stud gone the frame counter spring will lose tension and the counter becomes useless. […]
Olympus OM-1 Review – Giant Killer
The land before the OM-1 Olympus OM-1 Review – Giant Killer: – As 1972 arrived the four giants of the Japanese film camera business were doubtless feeling rather smug. Nikon, Canon, Pentax and Minolta were probably rubbing their hands with glee and dreaming of the sound of the soft rustle of money falling into their […]
Minolta Maxxum 7000 Review – It’s Like Magic
Minolta Maxxum 7000 Review – It’s Like Magic: In 1985 Minolta launched a camera which would truly revolutionise the 35mm SLR cameras. Others had done similar stuff in the past; Pentax defined the 35mm SLR, Nikon refined it. Olympus shrunk the size and Canon had made it cheap but none had launched a camera that […]
Olympus Trip 35 Review – Pocket Rocket
The Olympus Trip 35 Review :- More commonly known as just the Olympus Trip debuted in 1967 and Olympus carried on bashing them out right up until 1984. A 17 year production life which is something of a record for any camera and doubly so when you’re talking about a point and shoot, happy snappy […]
Pentax ME Super Review – How do I love thee?
The Pentax ME Super Review – how much do I love it? For those with a short attention span there’s an answer at the bottom of the page but before I get on to that lets have a look at its history… The 1970s were a fast moving period of the camera industry. In 1972 […]
Minolta X-700 Frame Counter Repair:– One of the most common faults with the Minolta X-700, X-500 and X-300 cameras is the frame counter failing. This is due to the small plastic stop on the counter disk shearing away. With the stop stud gone the frame counter spring will lose tension and the counter becomes useless. […]
The land before the OM-1 Olympus OM-1 Review – Giant Killer: – As 1972 arrived the four giants of the Japanese film camera business were doubtless feeling rather smug. Nikon, Canon, Pentax and Minolta were probably rubbing their hands with glee and dreaming of the sound of the soft rustle of money falling into their […]
Minolta Maxxum 7000 Review – It’s Like Magic: In 1985 Minolta launched a camera which would truly revolutionise the 35mm SLR cameras. Others had done similar stuff in the past; Pentax defined the 35mm SLR, Nikon refined it. Olympus shrunk the size and Canon had made it cheap but none had launched a camera that […]
The Olympus Trip 35 Review :- More commonly known as just the Olympus Trip debuted in 1967 and Olympus carried on bashing them out right up until 1984. A 17 year production life which is something of a record for any camera and doubly so when you’re talking about a point and shoot, happy snappy […]
The Pentax ME Super Review – how much do I love it? For those with a short attention span there’s an answer at the bottom of the page but before I get on to that lets have a look at its history… The 1970s were a fast moving period of the camera industry. In 1972 […]
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 […]