pc1 Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 just wanted to ask if anyone has ever taken off the top plate off a manual camera like my Pentax KM,just to blow tiny chunks of dust and mold that have accumulated thru a few yrs of non use,,and how difficult would that be ? and also to assemble it back again??possible? ( no springs that might fly off ?) your advice and help would be much appreciated ! TIA,,pc P.S. does this camera actually have a prism or just plain cheap angled mirrors ?? thanks again,,pc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_rubenstein___nyc Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 Unless the camera has a real problem that needs to be repaired, leave it alone. If you don't have the right tools and some idea of what you are doing, you can easily render a working camera into a museum display item. That camera came out around 15 years before mirror prisms were used: it has an all glass one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted April 24, 2003 Share Posted April 24, 2003 Actually, the Olympus Pen F of 1964 had a mirror "prism", and before that Mamiya marketed the Porroflex finder for the Mamiyaflex twin lens reflex (as well as a version that fit Rolleiflex) even before that, 1961 maybe. They were made for Mamiya by Nikon, and so marked. It was much lighter than the Rollei solid glass prism, a consideration with a 6x6 camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_aitken Posted April 24, 2003 Share Posted April 24, 2003 Don't mess with it - I tried same thing when I was young and short of cash for a proper repair. As soon as I opened it (a pentax ME if I recall) about 3 springs flew out and I could never put the thing back together again. I wasn't too bothered as it was just a broken camera someone had given me to mess with. The KM is a nice camera - just find a repair shop that will give you a good quote for a full service. It's an oldish camera and probably deserves a CLA by now anyway. Otherwise send it to me and I'll fix it for you ;-))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_oleson Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 I have done it, and if you REALLY want to I can show you how. I agree with the other posters though, the dust isn't doing any harm and you might. It's a real prism in there... also real metal. The KM is a nice, often-overlooked camera since the cheaper K1000 is better known. :)= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc1 Posted April 26, 2003 Author Share Posted April 26, 2003 well,guess ur right guys,so i've brought it in for CLA. everythings in good working order tho,so the pro tech says it will mostly be CL no need for adjustments.so he's charging me $80,and $20 for the lens.he really liked my old lens,an SMC 50mm F1.2. i'll get it back after 7 working days. i was really gonna try and do it myself,but Andy scared me. he he ,,thanks anyway guys...pc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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