Category: Camera Repair
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Oh, Noooooooo! I Dropped My Nikon F6!
A few days before Christmas, I dropped my Nikon F6 on the hard laminate floor of the studio. Actually, the strap slipped through the adjustment buckle. I had the strap around my neck, but was not holding onto the camera. I’m a big believer in neck straps because I am obsessive about not dropping a…
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Defective Right Out of the Box
Serious Quality Control Failings with New Rolleiflex and Leica Film Cameras I have never been able to afford high end German cameras, but I always wanted one. Almost all the cameras I have owned were from Japanese companies like Nikon, Minolta, and Mamiya. Finally, in October 2020, being retired and having some cash available, I…
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Got Haze?
My RB-67 Got Haze Earlier this year I pulled my old RB-67 out to admire it and noticed that the 127mm lens had developed a nasty case of the haze. While doing some internet research, I found that there is a guy on Youtube who makes disassembling Mamiya lenses look easy. After collecting a few…