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<p>Thanks, Rodeo Joe. I have a ton of Fuji slide film in the freezer and an equal amount of Fuji mailers (I guess they're still good at Dwayne's? It's been awhile.)</p> <p>I'll have a look at cleaning that up.</p>
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<p>I've heard about this place over the years, but haven't sent anything to them. I have an FT2 that could use a looking at - the meter needle flickers wildly whenever changing aperture.</p> <p>http://lezot.com/nikkormat-nikomat-restoration-service/</p>
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<p>I copied family slides a few years ago with a Nikon 105mm macro pointed down at a light table. This was pre-live view (D2x) and the hardest part was leaning over the camera for periods of time.</p>
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<p>I'll just post another response with the photo of your camera and a comparison of a screen shot from the YouTube video...which I now realize still appear to have some basic differences. <br /><br />I think I've exhausted my help here!<br> <img src="http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af139/ehsande/ec953e08-fda4-4117-9750-1dd4c100b421_zps5khzpgsv.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="419" /><img src="http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af139/ehsande/FE%20YouTube_zpsnrt6kqrc.png" alt="" /></p>
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<p>I can't seem to edit the second photo I posted to this response, but the FE you have is clearly missing some parts compared to the YouTube video link I posted. The photos I posted were actually of an FE2, but not being a repairman I didn't realize they would be so different inside.<br /><br />Have you owned this camera for a long time, or just acquired it?<br /> <img src="http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af139/ehsande/ec953e08-fda4-4117-9750-1dd4c100b421_zps5khzpgsv.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="419" /><img src="http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af139/ehsande/DSC_0293_zpsf4wgersg.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="681" /></p>
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<p>Here is a YouTube video of someone showing what to do. His camera is not actually jammed, just showing how to fix a jam.<br /><br /><br /><br />
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<p>Here it is un-engaged, ready for the film advance lever to rotate.</p> <p><img src="http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af139/ehsande/DSC_0293_zpsf4wgersg.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="681" /></p>
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<p>Remove the bottom plate and check if this little arm is engaged. When my FE2 did something like yours almost 20 years ago, a guy at a camera store opened it up, moved the arm away, and cocked the shutter..</p> <p><img src="http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af139/ehsande/DSC_0292_zpssmfvxynx.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="681" /></p>
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<p>When I first got into photography in 1997, the N8008/8008s bodies fetched a pretty high price used - I remember seeing them listed in KEH's big ads in Shutterbug for up to US$550. I think part of it was because Nikon left the DOF preview button off all but the top cameras for quite awhile.</p> <p>Do I dare say this? I paid $200 for an N8008s with a data back in 2005.</p> <p> </p>
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<p>"In other words, I look for the cheapest I can find, preferably about to be discontinued" - Sanford's initial comment</p> <p>I couldn't agree more. I bought a D2x in 2006 for $4,500 (I obviously had money to burn, unlike now) and sold it before it became "worthless" in 2009 for $1,300. As an enthusiast, digital gear is not an "investment".<br /><br />I kind of got back into film for awhile and next bought a new but discontinued D7000 in December 2014 from Amazon for $484, and I think it's still available there. I'll take an older model for roughly 1/3 the cost of the introductory price any day.</p>
