The Summarit is a slightly different optical formula than the Xenon. A member on the Leica forum posted some of the original Leica design...
Worst I ever had: a 9v Alkaline battery has 6 "AAAA" cells in it, each 1.5v. I found out when one of the cells "Blew", popping the top off the 9v...
Youxin has done CLA for five screwmount cameras, 1 Leotax, and one Nicca. PLus an M2. I would send it to him. I did a CLA including flood...
39.37" per meter. Or just call it yards and add 10% if in a hurry. I had a Physics Teacher that accepted 3 as the value of Pi for mental...
I agree- the N8008s with an E Screen was a favorite for using with a Nikkor-H 300/4.5 and Reflex-Nikkor 500/8. The eye-relief is the same as the F3HP.
Mine is from 1952, and has the SN for a Zeiss Biogon stamped in the rear fixture, It is very good. The rear fixture changed through the years,...
I've used it on the Leica M8 and M9. No problem with the CCD cameras, either fitting or using. I had to shim the lens for proper focus on the Leica.
On the Canonet QL17 GIII: a "suspect" place to look for on a non-working meter is the wire connected to the battery compartment. It had corroded...
I knew that. I gave the link to the repair manual for the camera. That should be useful for opening the camera and repairing it. The OP stated...
I read that- but the OP was looking at fixing the snagged meter needle. The repair manual is worth downloading. I bought an "INOP" F3HP from KEH...
https://learncamerarepair.com/downloads/pdf/nikon-fe-fe2-service.pdf Nikon | Service Manuals | Learn Camera Repair You can download the original...
I bought the MD-14 when it was being closed out some 30+ years ago, new in the box. Sold it. The FG is a nice, small, compact camera. Put the...
Try another lens with the camera- does it work properly? If it works- I would suspect the aperture actuation lever on the lens is stuck, or just...
[ATTACH] AF-Nikkor 50/1.4 (1st version) Wide-Open, ISO 16000, Nikon Df. Shot at night, on the Navarre Beach Pier. I've had this lens for almost...
Nikon AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED on Nikon D800E vs Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D on Nikon D800E According to DX0mark, the AF-D 60/2.8...
Your 28/2 sounds like someone re-assembled it and put one of the elements in backwards. Someone sent me a Leica Summicron 50/2 Rigid that has 3...
Is the LCD coming on? Is it metering?
I have a Nikkor-NC 28/2, "beater" with perfect glass, bought for $100. It is much sharper than my mint condition UC Hexanon AR 28 mm / F1.8. The...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I used the Micro-Nikkor 55/2.8 Ais with my Kodak DCS200ir. Some of the Ais lenses had problems with sticky aperture blades...
[ATTACH] Nikon never made a bad 85. This one was made in 1949. Wide-Open. Chromatic Aberration seems to be higher in digital-age lenses than...
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