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While I am out of town my wife sets my beloved 8008 on an outside shelf which blew over. The case of my Nikon 8008 broke where the SB24 flash shoe was and I...
Hi Sorry to hear your plight. There is an 8008 top on ebay for $35, however the picture is (deliberately???)fuzzy and doesn't look that great even though they...
You could get a used 8008s in good condition on Ebay for between 75 and 115. Depending on the cost of the repair and parts, this migh be an attractive...
If you are located in the USA, KEH is listing used 8008's in Ex cond. for $135, but I'd strongly recommend upgrading to the 8008s which they also have in Ex...
Hi everybody, I just picked up an FT3 body that seems to function well, but the aperture ring with the AI tab is very sluggish - the spring doesn't pull it...
Robert I once repaired a Nikon FE that had a sluggish ring like you mentioned. It was due top a VERY slight tolerance problem which allowed the ring to tighten...
... mentioned. ... ring to ... shaped) ... was ... Thanks for your input. I tried black insulating tape as "spacers", but the ring wouldn't budge when I had...
I recently bought an 80-200 2 ring zoom and can not find the serial # on this lens. I had a similar problem with my 12x24 but I finally found that # faintly...
Hi Kiron lens mount diggers, I'm thinking of turning a Kiron lens from a Minolta mount lens to a Nikon mount lens. For example, taking the Nikon mount off a...
I first posted this over on Nikon MF but got no reply, so here goes again: If you've got one of those around for a reasonable price, please contact me. Thanks,...
... # ... Mike, Looking at the lens from the rear, at the 8 o'clock position (lower left) on the bottom of the f/stop ring you will find the serial number. Mel...
... Had a similar problem with my FE2. It was just a case of slightly oiling under the outer ring and its internal metal swing ring, under the flat spring...
Hi, I had a similar problem on a FE2. I cleaned everything. At last, I had to flaten the 'flat spring ring' under the lens mount. (a disk-shaped ring that has...
Dear Folk, this is the first time I post here. I like classic cameras, expecially view-cameras and rangefinder but also some vintage reflex like the Nikon F...
Folks, been lurking for a while. This looks like a fun place to visit and with excellent information. Mostly manual gear here. But some fancy stuff as well. ...
I am aware that the F prism can suffer from desilvering, especially where the foam (?) padding is above it. I'm wondering if this might be a reason for the...
Welcome to the group, Nuno! Your repair work sounds interesting, and I'm glad it went well for you. If you need light seal material, please let me know. I...
Hi, last week I bought from ebay Germany a defect FE. The exposure meter works as well as flash ready light when the SB15 is attached. The main problem is the...
hi everyone. I got a 20mm 2.8D almost for free with one little "incovenience", the rear element it's scrached. I send it to Nikon for an estimate, but I'm...
Hi, It could be a couple of thing. The charging lever in the bottom of the camera has an attachment that engages the shutter charging lever and a roller that...
Hi I have seen the shutter leaves stick from either dirt or old oil. It is very tricky, but I have cleaned them by using a small amount of ronsonol in the...
Hi Nicolas, How bad are the scratches on the rear element? Even if it looks bad to you, try a few shots with it to test. You may not even notice any difference...
thank you Perry and Lou. Lou the shutter leafs are very clean. Perry I think that I will try the first alternative. Anyway I shall inform you on any success....
I didn't think it was going to affects the image quality, since I have other lenses with some scratches but no image quality degradation. But after some test...
Nicolas, Scratched or damaged rear elements will always degrade an image faster than similar damage on the front element. Someone with more optical expertise...
Hey, does anyone know if the mirror box from an FTn will work on an FT2? Got an FT2 with a bad ring resistor, and figured that I'd also delete the ASA lock on...
... I haven't tried this transplant yet (the one I'm going to do is FTN mirror box to FT) but upon careful and detailed examination of the FTN and FT2 mirror...
I have a Nikob F in good working condition except for the T shutter setting. IIRC when using the T setting, the shutter stays open when you first press the...
Hi Douglas, I have never used a Nikon F (nor a Nikob F ;). But I searched a bit around and found that : "B" stands for bulb and opens the shutter for as long...
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