... I'm not sure, but I believe they screw in. I've never had them out on mine. Anyone? ... I'm not sure how to define stiff without actually feeling it for...
1328
Hansen, Lars Holst
LHHansen@...
Apr 1, 2001 10:58 am
Dear Members, Tomosy mentions the acrylic ISO resistor base as one of the fragile points of F3 (and others) Perhaps it would be worth to stock up on these as...
1329
Hansen, Lars Holst
LHHansen@...
Apr 1, 2001 11:07 am
Hi there! Try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NikonRepair/messagesearch?query=schottky http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NikonMF/message/11533 ...
1330
Chris Jensen
lamda@...
Apr 1, 2001 12:36 pm
I know the F3 is still out for sale, but for how long can we actually expect to find new spares for this nice camera- F5 is very nice too, but I feel the F3...
1331
barry kesner - alcate...
bkesner@...
Apr 1, 2001 3:55 pm
COSGROVE@... wrote I have the problem with my 24-50 AF zoom lense. Do you have advice or are you asking for advice? ... ...
1332
NikonRepair@yahoogrou...
Apr 1, 2001 4:45 pm
This is the monthly note from NikonRepair Apart from being merely a mail based list, the group also has some important resources on the web. They include: ...
1333
Rick Housh
rick@...
Apr 1, 2001 4:56 pm
... Extending this thought back to our very first thread here in NikonRepair (Messages 1 -4, Nov/Dec, 1999), and Lars's web page on a power saving modification...
1334
Joe Martin Cantrell
agiyo@...
Apr 1, 2001 5:15 pm
Dave, I do not pretend to be an expert on arcane FTn history, but I bought one of the first ones available, in Hong Kong in 1968. It is #6947898, with finder ...
1335
William Gartin
william_gartin@...
Apr 1, 2001 7:25 pm
... Yes. The meter on my FM stays on for approximately 50 seconds with a half-press on the MD-12. ... It doesn't on my FE2 (two outboard pins covered with...
1336
William Gartin
william_gartin@...
Apr 1, 2001 7:44 pm
... Are these lugs threaded? I haven't really wanted to experiment until I'm sure of this. ... In an earlier post, I said mine has no foam. Now that I look at...
1337
Rick Housh
rick@...
Apr 1, 2001 9:51 pm
... Thanks, William. Sorry for the scare. I think switching the shutter speed to the "M" setting, as well as "B", will always clear the "hang" of the ...
1338
Vaczi Tamas
thomas@...
Apr 2, 2001 10:34 am
Hi, Lars, ... Yes, I have thought of that but you know, I borrowed it, it would be sort of interesting to hand it back like that. But it's full of interesting...
1339
Vaczi Tamas
thomas@...
Apr 2, 2001 1:21 pm
Hi, Lists, and especially Lars, I have just returned from the local Nikon office. The repair guy said to the strange sound my FG makes that is it very special...
1340
wdshpbiz@...
Apr 2, 2001 1:57 pm
All electronic flashes that I've used, including point & shoots and even the single use cameras, whistle when turned on. The whistle can be very quiet, though....
1341
COSGROVE@...
Apr 2, 2001 6:18 pm
HI, SORRY BUT I NEED THE ADVICE,READING MY ORIGINAL MESSAGE ,I CAN SEE WHERE THE CONFUSION CAME,I HAVE HEARD OF AT LEAST ANOTHER TWO 35- 70s WITH THE SAME...
1342
Luca
dimasciol@...
Apr 2, 2001 8:35 pm
... Have you ... jammed? ... Yes, I tried it and it feels fine....
1343
Ervin Hill
ervinhill2000@...
Apr 2, 2001 11:13 pm
Most of the AF35-70's that I have seen jammed did so because of an impact to the front, driving the internal barrel back jamming the zoom and sometimes...
1344
Ervin Hill
ervinhill2000@...
Apr 2, 2001 11:25 pm
The older we get the harder it is to hear the osilllator circuit whine. I just about have put it in my ear to hear it while someone across the room can hear it...
1345
William Gartin
william_gartin@...
Apr 3, 2001 6:28 am
... That pretty much runs me out of ideas, with the possible exception of trying it on another body. I doubt that would make much difference, though. Sure ...
1346
COSGROVE@...
Apr 3, 2001 4:31 pm
THANKS FOR REPLYING,I HAVE LOOSENED THE SCREWS YOU MENTION ,THE FOCUS IS SMOOTH WITH NO APPARENT IMPACT DAMAGE VISIBLE,AS FAR AS I CAN SEE THE PROLEM APPEARS...
1347
Nikon Photo
NikonPhoto@...
Apr 4, 2001 5:10 pm
Friends, Where is the best source for original batteries for FTn meter-they also are used in my wife's Canon TLB and FTn? Thanx, Dave Horner Get 250 color...
1348
wdshpbiz@...
Apr 4, 2001 5:36 pm
The PX 625 mercury batteries, which are 1.3 volts, are no longer sold in the U.S. I understand you can still get them in Canada. The alkaline 625 batteries...
1349
Craig Roberts
croberts@...
Apr 4, 2001 5:38 pm
"Where is the best source for original batteries for FTn meter" PX 625s are getting very scarce and expensive, so go to www.criscam.com and order an MR-9...
1350
Rick Housh
rick@...
Apr 4, 2001 6:25 pm
... They're hard to find in the U.S. The one I used to recommend now says they are out. Here's one that says they have them, at $10 a battery! Haven't tried...
1351
KennethR33@...
Apr 4, 2001 8:22 pm
To Rick Housh and any other interested parties. The following applies to both FE and FE2 camera bodies. Both use the same size foam pieces for the respective...
1352
Maycop@...
Apr 5, 2001 12:27 pm
... also ... I'm not familiar w/the FTn but heres something that works on a Minolta Srt. Insert a 1/4w 1k ohm res. between the battery & the on terminal. I do...
1353
alfabert@...
Apr 5, 2001 2:31 pm
From a couple of postings (neither of them mine) on the Rollei list: I have been in touch with Mr. de Gruijter, the author of the do-it-yourself substitution...
1354
twl@...
Apr 5, 2001 6:22 pm
Hi - I took a chance and bought a used FG a while back that left the mirror locked up in modes other than M90 & B mode (knowing that these were the manual...
1355
twl@...
Apr 5, 2001 6:36 pm
Thanks Lars!!! ... And it was. I took the lever off of the FA (FA with blown shutter) and it fits the FE2 perfectly. With this very minor fix and a new...
1356
sover.wong@...
Apr 5, 2001 11:20 pm
Hi, Has any one got a new Nikon AI conversion kit #4 for the last version of the 50/1.4 lens? If so, I could either pay for it, or swop it for a new Nikon AI ...
