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Rolleiflex 2.8F Xenotar: Synchro Compur Shutter and Mainspring
Servicing a Rolleiflex 2.8F w/Xenotar lens. This really clean example needed a shutter service as the blades were sticking partially open as seen in the…
RB67 37mm Fisheye: Mounting Problem and Delayed Shutter Release
Servicing a not too common lens for the Mamiya RB67 - the 37mm Fisheye, the widest lens made for that system. This example would be one of the earlier…
Nikon FM2n: Fallen ADR Mirror Jamming the Camera
This Nikon FM2n came into the shop with a piece of the broken ADR mirror in a bag. The camera owner explained how the camera was jammed and he removed the…
RB67 90mm f/3.8 Early Version: Delayed Shutter Opening
Servicing a Mamiya 90mm f/3.8 lens for RB67. This is an early version (July 1973) with the sync terminal permanently attached to the housing as seen in…
Canon A-1: Mirror Squeal and Mg2 Magnet Self-Release
Servicing a Canon A-1 body. Most of the Canon A-1 bodies that I see these days need light seals and/or lubrication of the mirror retarding gear. Light…
Leica IIF: Personal Camera Service After 20 Years of Non-Use
Although I don't generally service Leica cameras any longer for my business, I have a small collection of various models in my personal collection that I…
Kodak 14 Inch Commercial Ektar: Servicing the Ilex 5 Shutter
Servicing a Kodak 14 inch Commercial Ektar lens for 8x10. The Ilex 5 shutter that this lens is installed in needed the typical cleaning and lubrication…
Fuji GS645S Wide 60: Shutter Hanging Open and Rangefinder Fault
Servicing a Fuji GS645S Wide 60 Professional. The issue was that the shutter would hang open and the rangefinder did not work. On opening the shutter, I…
RZ67: Extracting a Broken Screw Stud From the Cocking Shaft
This RZ67 arrived with a broken screw stud in the cocking shaft as shown in photo two. I normally can work these broken studs out with a pick but this one…
RB67 140mm Macro C: Collided Blades in the 870 Shutter
Servicing a Mamiya 140mm f/4.5 Macro C lens for RB67. The problem with this lens was that the shutter blades collided and are ruined. The second photo…
Mamiya 7 80mm Lens: Dented Filter Ring, Focus and Rangefinder
As you can see from the first photo, this Mamiya 7 80mm lens had a bit of an impact to the front filter ring. In the second photo, I show the result of…
RB67 350mm f/5.6 APO K/L: Inconsistent Slow Shutter Speeds
Servicing a Mamiya RB67 350mm f/5.6 APO K/L lens. No too common of a lens, image quality and lens glass build is outstanding. This particular example had…
Pentax Spotmatic F: Prism Foam and Meter Wiring Repair
Servicing a Pentax Spotmatic F. Photo three shows the prism removed and the deteriorated foam on the prism and the prism housing. This is what can come…
Mamiya 645 55mm f/2.8 Lens: Oily Diaphragm Blade Cleaning
Performing a typical diaphragm cleaning service on a Mamiya 55mm f/2.8 lens for 645. Not only do the blades need to be removed for cleaning, but the…
Mamiya 645 80mm f/2.8: Over-Lubricated Focus Helix and Diaphragm
This 80mm f/2.8 Mamiya 645 lens came into the shop with complaints of stiff and uneven focus and sticking diaphragm blades. On disassembly, I found that…
Fuji GSX617: Copal 0 Shutter With Electronic Release Switch
Recently acquired this Fuji GSX617. Interesting camera, uses interchangeable lens boards, this one has a 105mm lens installed. Shutter needed some light…
Mamiya 645: Sticking Film Counter and Light Seal Replacement
Fixing the typical issues with the Mamiya 645: sticking film counter and replacing light seals. A sticking film counter will not always go back to zero and…
RB67 Not Economically Repairable: Worn Winding and Bellows
A certain percentage of the cameras that come into my shop, I deem not economically repairable. While Mamiya cameras were made for heavy duty professional…
Mamiya 120mm f/4 Macro Lens for 645AF: Manual Focus Dual Helicals
Servicing a Mamiya 120mm f/4 Macro Lens for 645AF. Although this lens is made for the Mamiya 645AF, it is a manual focus lens. This is due to the very long…
RB67 Pro: Installing New Aftermarket Bellows
Installing new bellows on an RB67 Pro. Replacing bellows was an easier operation when Mamiya still sold repair parts as they supplied the bellows attached…
RB67 65mm Floating Element Lens: Replacing With an 871 Shutter
Servicing a Mamiya 65mm RB lens. This is a later floating element model. The shutter came into the shop locked up. A quick look at the shutter blades as…
RB67 140mm f/4.5 Macro: Locating Pin Replacement and Fungus
Servicing a Mamiya 140mm f/4.5 Macro lens for RB67. Replacing a damaged lens locating pin, removing and cleaning lens lock ring and cleaning fungus from…
RB67 127mm Lens: Delayed Shutter Release From Dried Lubrication
Servicing a 127mm Mamiya RB67 lens. Symptom was that there is a delay in the shutter release after the mirror goes up in the body. This is always caused by…
RB67 90mm f/3.8 Lens: 791 vs 653 Shutter Differences
Servicing a Mamiya 90mm f/3.8 lens for RB67. Mamiya made three different generations of shutters for the RB lenses. The last two are the most common that I…