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joewhatevr
Sep 1, 2005 10:57 am
Hi, I just bought a used Nikon FM for my mom who had hers stolen on her last vacation. She loved it but one week later she returned it to me saying it had...
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Francesco de Alexandris
fdealexa
Sep 1, 2005 3:15 pm
Hello, here is the list I use when I have to test what is appening at an EM not running, (probably you have already tested all of them). I don't know what Rick...
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flatop222
Sep 1, 2005 11:34 pm
Thanks Perry, No luck yet. Anyone else have any suggestions? George ... old nikon prisms. It might be the one you need. It is new old stock. It would be worth...
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Doug Herr
telyt560
Sep 2, 2005 1:11 am
I've got an old Photomic finder with the rectangular eyepiece. I'll check it's condition this evening. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento ...
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David whitt
dlw1412
Sep 2, 2005 2:00 pm
Hello, My EM has this problem. I just hold down the shutter release button, and peck on the prism housing with my knuckle. It works everytime. Sometimes i have...
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karhunt12
Sep 5, 2005 2:10 pm
Hi, I have the same exact problem as Jeff has with his FM but with an FG. I think any advice will help us both out. thanks, Karl...
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Giorgio
gxdv
Sep 5, 2005 5:29 pm
I recently bought a Nikon F2 (# 72xxxxx). All speeds seems ok but "B" doesn't work. Can someone help me? Thanks. Giorgio...
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volvo242gt@...
john242ti
Sep 5, 2005 7:41 pm
... Giorgio, What exactly is it doing when you have the body set on B? If the shutter is sticking open, and the shutter release button is depressed, make sure...
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sover wong
sover_wong
Sep 5, 2005 8:03 pm
Pronto Giorgio, I am not sure what the problem is, but it's likely that the slow and fast shutter speeds are badly calibrated. Sover ...
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sover wong
sover_wong
Sep 6, 2005 10:25 pm
Pronto Giorgio, Another cause for B not to work is when the front assembly is not put in correctly. Sover ...
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Giorgio
gxdv
Sep 7, 2005 1:49 pm
Thank you all, expecially Sover. I tried to regulate the courtains tension(disassembly front assembly is too much for me) and sometimes "B" works . Many other...
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Karim AMRANI
rakim172002
Sep 7, 2005 5:36 pm
Hi, I just got a FE2 that jams when I press the shutter release on all speeds except M250 and B. The jammed state is mirror up but not even the first curtain...
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wdshpbiz@...
wdshpbiz
Sep 7, 2005 5:47 pm
Have you tried a fresh battery? Cleaned all battery contacts in the battery compartment? William Sampson http://hometown.aol.com/wdshpbiz/AImod.html [Non-text...
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rakim172002
Sep 7, 2005 5:58 pm
Thanks Bill to be quick to answer. I know this will always be the first answer... :) I measured the voltage of the batteries 3.18v for a couple of 1.55V ...
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David whitt
dlw1412
Sep 7, 2005 6:42 pm
Clean battery contacts in camera.? Also battries that have oil on them from your fingers will show good, but wil not work in camera. I know this first hand. I...
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KironKid@...
quietlightphoto
Sep 7, 2005 6:57 pm
In a message dated 09/07/2005 11:43:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time, david-whitt@... writes: << Clean battery contacts in camera.? Also battries that have...
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rakim172002
Sep 7, 2005 7:12 pm
Hi David, Thanks for your help. I dearly wish it'd be only a battery contact problem... :0) When I got the camera, I looked at the battery chamber. It's super ...
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wdshpbiz@...
wdshpbiz
Sep 7, 2005 7:31 pm
Karim, I'm certainly no FE/FE2 expert, but I've heard there can be problems with the electromagnet that controls the shutter. Sometimes the problem can be...
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rakim172002
Sep 8, 2005 10:51 am
Thanks William, I had looked at the magnet contacts when I had the shutter mechanism in my hands. They looked very clean. I just wish I did such a simple thing...
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wdshpbiz@...
wdshpbiz
Sep 8, 2005 1:50 pm
It sure sounds like it's a power failure problem. Somehow, some way the power is not getting from the battery to the shutter circuit. William Sampson ...
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Karim AMRANI
rakim172002
Sep 8, 2005 5:29 pm
Hi William, You're right. It seems the electromagnet does not get any voltage. There is a transistor (P23, in the repair manual) that seems OK on its input...
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Louis Faiella
dadlou2002
Sep 8, 2005 5:49 pm
Karim I am not too familiar with the FE2, but I have worked on the FE. A problem such as yours is common on the FE. It is due to a broken "FRE" This is a...
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rakim172002
Sep 9, 2005 10:56 am
Hi Lou, I'm more familiar with the FE too... :) I'm just discovering the FE2. I do have a specific repair manual though. In fact, there are many differences...
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Mark
shodow54
Sep 11, 2005 3:31 am
Same here, D70 / 18-70mm. A little wobble on the front of the lense, looks normal to me. All pics have turned out well, good focus....
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Roland Tcheng
spf39
Sep 11, 2005 4:49 pm
I guess it depends on how 'loose" you mean. Mine really isn't wobbly or loose at all, unless it is extended out all the way and I forcibly try to move the...
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Karim AMRANI
rakim172002
Sep 12, 2005 11:49 am
Hi, I have a FA and a FE2 that are in need of new shutter blades. I've been told that blades from a F801/N8008 are interchangeable with FA/FE2 blades. Can...
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Karim AMRANI
rakim172002
Sep 12, 2005 3:48 pm
Hi, A big thanks to those who helped me with my problem... I just solved the problem : some joker had swapped 2 wires... The nice side of this is it did not...
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sover wong
sover_wong
Sep 13, 2005 4:23 pm
Well done Karim. Someone sent me an email that the prints from her 'new' F2 were always out of focus. She later told me she found screen was put in...
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Dr. J. Bonse
rcw108
Sep 14, 2005 2:06 pm
Hi all, A recently acquired AF Nikkor 28-85 1:3.5-4.5 has a problem with the focus distance. The zoom and focus looks fine in the finder, but the focus...
