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Mamiya 7: Diagnostic Tests on the Factory Test Fixture
Running diagnostic tests on a Mamiya 7 body with factory test fixture. The same unit is used for testing Mamiya 6 bodies and lenses. You may have noticed…
RZ67: Checking Body Cocking Angle with the R-5 Gauge
Using the Mamiya R-5 cocking gauge to check cocking angle on an RZ67 body. If your shutter isn’t cocking fully the cocking angle may not be correct and…
Seiko No.1 Shutter: Cleaning Oil-Contaminated Blades
A large format Seiko No.1 shutter disassembled for a complete cleaning of the shutter blades. A customer put oil in the shutter because the blades were…
RZ67 Pro II: Damaged Fine Focus Gear and New Replacement Gears
This Mamiya RZ67II came into the shop with a damaged fine focus gear, not an uncommon issue. Over the last few months, we have designed and fabricated new…
Custom 6x9 Wide Angle Camera with Hasselblad SWC 38mm Biogon
This is a truly unique camera. It is a custom made wide angle medium format. It uses the 38mm f/4.5 Biogon lens and viewfinder from an early Hasselblad…
Skeletonized Mamiya 645: Clear Panel Dealer Display Body
A “skeletonized” Mamiya 645. Mamiya designed the clear panels to fit on a standard 645 body as a promotional display for dealers. This is a fully…
An 1899 Photography Almanac from the Book Collection
This almanac was printed in 1899. We have a very large collection of photography books, but the most fascinating are the ones over 100 years old. Looking…
Minolta HIT System: Game Boy Service Diagnostic Cartridges
This is something that I’ve been sitting on for a long time. The Minolta HIT system was a diagnostic tool set used by authorized Konica-Minolta…
Yashica-Mat 1957: "Yash.non" Lens Name Manufacturing Error
*MANUFACTURING ERROR*The relationship between rare and valuable has always fascinated me. A mint-made error of a 5 cent coin can sell for over 360 times…
Kodak Carousel Projector: Solenoid Link and Focusing Gear Repair
A customer’s well worn kodak carousel projector that we brought back from the dead! Most of these you find today have a broken solenoid link and cracked…
Pentax MX: Replacing the Body Covering
A pentaxmx gets some new skin.
Rex Reflex B2: A 1952 French Interchangeable Lens TLR
Up until this afternoon I thought Mamiya was the king of interchangeable lens twinlensreflex (like the mamiyac330). Out of nowhere here is the Rex Reflex…
Pentax K1000: Pegged Light Meter Needle, Faulty Galvanometer
A customer’s pentaxk1000 with a light meter needle that pegs up at all times. After a quick diagnosis the cause was found to be a faulty galvanometer…