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8428 Alexander Nikiforov
alexnikrus Send Email
Mar 6, 2010
3:21 am
Nikon18-105VR repair manual http://diz39.biz/archive/Nikon18-105VR_RM.pdf [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
8429 dm43235 Send Email Mar 6, 2010
3:44 pm
That's a job I wouldn't want to try. I have a 135mm f3.5 I'm still trying to get the timing right. I get one barrel on but can't get the other one....
8430 nivekworc Send Email Mar 7, 2010
6:50 pm
My FM2n, about 10yrs old, has worked flawlessly until this week. The shutter lever moves through its whole travel but the shutter will not fire. The first time...
8431 decagrog Send Email Mar 9, 2010
8:48 am
Hi all, I've just bought a Nikkor 28mm f2.8 AIS lens for cheap, it has some scratch on the front element and some bumps on the body but the focus and the...
8432 nazar1033 Send Email Mar 12, 2010
2:19 am
I need help with the disassembly of a nikkor lens for enlarging, does anyone have any tips? mine has some fungus on the inside which i would like to get rid of...
8433 Dean Shepherd
dm43235 Send Email
Mar 12, 2010
3:33 am
If it has fungus, it could be to late for the coating. ________________________________ From: nazar1033 <nazar1033@...> To: NikonRepair@yahoogroups.com ...
8434 Garen Avanessian
gavaness Send Email
Mar 12, 2010
4:46 am
I had a Nikkor 75mm which was totally damaged by fungus. Nikon replaced the front element. EL are selling for a song on ebay. Buying one might be less of a...
8435 Rick Jack
jack11973 Send Email
Mar 12, 2010
1:24 pm
Hi,   My two cents. Fungus is like rust, it's almost impossible to get it all. If your lens is the first version 50mm f2.8, you can replace it with a  new...
8436 Karim AMRANI
rakim172002 Send Email
Mar 12, 2010
6:03 pm
Hi, If ever you still want to disassemble the lens... I have a Nikkor 50 f4 so, not exactly your lens... It seems that you need to unscrew the name ring first...
8437 lekvarospalacsinta
lekvarospala... Send Email
Mar 13, 2010
6:32 pm
Hello list, I have a back focus problem with a 80-200 two ring version tele zoom lens from Nikon. I found the service manual for the push pull version here on...
8438 decagrog Send Email Mar 19, 2010
10:21 am
Anyone? I've still that problem and i'm trying to come up with a solution. I've no difficulties to dismount the lens, is not my first time, but before to start...
8440 paultkz Send Email Mar 24, 2010
1:30 pm
Hey John, Do you still need me to take photos of the two ring setup? P.T....
8441 darkroommike Send Email Mar 24, 2010
2:42 pm
Keep in mind that no response does not mean no interest in your situation but may mean that there are no suggestions for a course of action. (Or that it's...
8442 Mark
tn.mark Send Email
Mar 24, 2010
10:34 pm
My MD-3 problem has been resolved with Sover's help. It was a simple problem, solved by changing from 8 NiMH's which = 9.6v to 8 lithiums = 12v. The drive is...
8443 Mark
tn.mark Send Email
Mar 24, 2010
10:44 pm
How do you tell an Ai lens from one that has been factory Ai'd assuming the Ai'd lens is the newer type? I won an auction for a 35/2 Ai lens which has colored...
8444 Pham Tuan Minh
illidan_thed... Send Email
Mar 25, 2010
2:38 am
You can try this to identify your lens. They have images of most of the lenses. And you can identify it base on the serial number as well: ...
8445 Robin Claw
claw.robin Send Email
Mar 25, 2010
3:32 am
Hi Mark. Have you checked against the serial numbers on:- http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html Robin Nikons - F-Photomic TN; F2AS-Photomic...
8446 John White
aiconversion... Send Email
Mar 25, 2010
5:48 am
Mark: The aperture ring on a original AI lens has a similar aperture ring to the one in the Nikon AI conversion kit. A lens that appears older or more worn ...
8447 Rick Jack
jack11973 Send Email
Mar 25, 2010
12:07 pm
Hi Mark,  The first thing I'd do is check where your serial number fits into the production time-line. http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html#35 ...
8448 decagrog Send Email Mar 25, 2010
1:46 pm
Yes you're right, i realized that the board have a certain pace, i've bumped this post just because the question about this behaviors should be common for most...
8449 John
ragarecords Send Email
Mar 25, 2010
2:56 pm
Thanks Paul, I managed to figure it out. Lens is working well mechanically. Thanks to spending a month or so under a blacklight compact fluorescent, the deep...
8450 Mark
tn.mark Send Email
Mar 27, 2010
9:36 am
Thanks everyone for all the information. Base on the serial number starting with 17 the lens is a Ai lens. Mark...
8451 Tom O
tj_oneill Send Email
Mar 28, 2010
2:16 am
Hi All, I have a Nikon F2 with a DP-1 finder on which I am unable to change the ASA speed. I cannot raise the outer ring on the ASA dial to change the film...
8452 sover wong
sover_wong Send Email
Mar 28, 2010
10:50 am
Ho Tom, Don't use any WD-40 on any camera parts. Take the ASA knob out (loosen three screws) and soak it in pure alcohol should solve the problem. Regards, ...
8453 Ed W
threeantoo Send Email
Mar 28, 2010
2:30 pm
WD40 is the way to go BUT you don't want to spray it in. Use a Q-Tip that's saturated with WD40 and while holding the camera up-sides down let some run around...
8454 Larry Ewan
lewan.rm Send Email
Mar 28, 2010
3:08 pm
*Never* use WD-40 on anything related to a camera. When it dehydrates, it turns sticky. A guarantee that your wallet will be lighter. No one on earth knows...
8455 Ed W
threeantoo Send Email
Mar 28, 2010
3:43 pm
"Incorrect&quot;  I do Not agree and I've recommended this to numerous folks with Digital Camera issues for years. I've only received thank you's, not even one...
8456 Annika
annika669 Send Email
Mar 28, 2010
8:14 pm
Hm, different advices... 1) Go for WD40 2) Do not use WD40 whatsoever in nikon equipment I would listen to experienced Sover Wong for two reasons; 1st is the ...
8457 radiorabbi Send Email Mar 28, 2010
10:18 pm
WD 40 is Penetrating Oil Key Word Penetrating IE it will not remain where you apply it but will penetrate throughout the equipment it is applied to. This...
8458 Tom O'Neill
tj_oneill Send Email
Mar 28, 2010
10:26 pm
Thanks for the quick replies but no decision yet. Reasons and questions: I took a camera apart once. It is still apart, in a landfill somewhere. If I remove...
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