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Hi, This is Japanas4444, a new member from Japan. This message is to say a simple hello to all group members. Best wishes Japanas4444 [Non-text portions of...
Japanas4444: Welcome--I wish I lived in Japan too. It's the "mother" of all fine cameras. Sadly, I'm in Korea. Bill japanas4444 <japanas4444@...> wrote: ...
I have a couple of FM2n's on their way to me and just discovered that model has a shutter lock that requires the advance lever be pulled out partway in order...
... The easiest way around that problem is to use a MD-12 motordrive on your FM2. No more having to pullout the advance lever.... And you get to buy more Nikon...
I got an EL2 on ebay. But there are something that puzzle me. 1) The mirror-lockup level doesn't lift the mirror. 2) After manually flipping the mirror, the...
Hi Rob, I have been trying to e-mail you, but your e-mail failed delivery... If any body his new e-mail, please let me know, Thanks, Fotonguye. PS: My question...
Hi to all, today I received my "new" FE bought through e-bay. I put batteries and the exposure needle went on the top of the scale. At ASA 100, F16 the needle...
Hello George. There is a ring which connects with the aperture ring on the lens...it moves around the lens mount. Is the spring in it still good? Please let...
In a message dated 6/8/2006 4:20:16 AM Pacific Standard Time, ghatziyannis@... writes: Hi to all, today I received my "new" FE bought through e-bay. I put...
Hi George, As others have already said, check the aperture coupling ring. If you change the aperture on the lens from minimum to maximum aperture and the meter...
Thanks to all who replied very fast. I have the following information for: 1. Karim it is not the case of broken GRE. The needle does not go to the top of the...
Heh heh! Great idea Jon, but I bought the FM2n to have a light, small, battery-independent film camera system. That could provide a clue to the mod though. I...
... The MD drives a 'firing pin' up through the baseplate of the camera. It may be an unlikely path for solving your problem. -Todd -- Todd & Sharon Peach ...
Hi all. Here I am, back with my NIKON 50-300 f/4.5 "non-ED" saga (refer to an earlier msg. for reference) Find below, the history and the latest news on a lens...
... "Hello from New Zealand. I am hoping someone can help me with ideas to repair creep on my new-to-me lens." Since no one else has offered a suggestion,...
You'll need to call Nikon Parts in El Segundo (formerly in Torrance) ... A few weeks ago I was "shopping" for lens flanges for a project and briefly considered...
Hello to all, Could anybody help me to find or buy the Nikon D1 Repair Manual ? I have already Parts list, but not full repair (service) manual... Please help!...
Hi, last week I posted my problem with a new(used)FE I bought from abay (UK). The problem was that the meter needle shows exremely high speeds on normal...
... Hey, Bill, that sounds like a great possible fix. I have a Kiron 80-200, w/o zoom lock, that doesn't just creep - it skids like greased lightning! I'll...
Hi George, I'll have to dig a bit to try to help you with your over reactive meter... On a working FE, when you stop down a lens with the DOF button, the meter...
... Hi Karim, thanks for your reply. I will try to reply to your questions in order to find what is wrong: - in Auto the FE triggers at the actual speed not...
Hi George, I've sent you a private email regarding this... HTH, Karim Hi Karim, thanks for your reply. I will try to reply to your questions in order to find...
George just a thought. I had one that gave me a similar problem and it was the asa ring. the asa ring must be placed with the white plastic tab into the ...
I don't know what SLR you have, but this lens fits all the Olympus OM mount cameras. If you have the new 4/3 mount, I'm not sure if it is the same, but I...
on a related note, I'm searching for older (ai or non ai) nikkors, with scalloped focusing grips, I"d love to put together an F outfit, iI already have an 35mm...