Canon FX: Full Service and Prism Replacement
Originally posted on Instagram. Notes from the repair bench, kept here as a searchable archive. View the original on Instagram
Canon FX repair service. This model, circa 1965, is not as common as the later FT series, uses the FL lenses and does not have through the lens metering. Shown in the photos is the metering connection from the shutter speed dial to the meter scale. A bit crude by todays standards with a spring loaded scale soldered to the shutter dial connector. This Canon FX needed quite a bit of work. In addition to the standard shutter curtain adjustments and light seals, the battery contact connections inside were corroded and needed removal and cleaning. Also, I replaced the prism because as you can see in the photos, the lining of the prism was damaged from deteriorated foam. For some reason, almost every Canon FX and Pellix models that I see have this issue. Not so much with the later FTb. The camera is probably good for another fifty years.
