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RB67 37mm Fish Eye: Replacing a Butchered Locking Ring
This Mamiya RB67 37mm Fish Eye lens gets my vote for "Most Butchered Repair of the Week". My client purchased this lens knowing that the locking ring had…
Mamiya 7II: Broken Self Timer Button and Loose Keeper
This Mamiya 7II has an issue that I see quite often: a broken self timer button. While this might not seem like a big problem if you don't use the self…
RB67 C Lens: PC Flash Terminal Plastic Liner Problems
I'm doing a replacement of a PC terminal today on a Mamiya RB67 C lens and thought that I would pass along some little known info. Initially, Mamiya added…
RZ67: Shutter Not Releasing Due to a Cracked Wind Lever
This Mamiya RZ67 came in with a complaint of shutter unable to release on mechanical or electronic setting. This is often caused by the camera not being…
RB67 90mm Lens: Replacing a Missing Index Stop
This Mamiya RB67 90mm came into the shop with a complaint that it would not lock on the body. A quick inspection showed that the rear lens index stop was…
Mamiya 6: Stuck Counter and Problems with Used Replacement Parts
This Mamiya 6 came into the shop with a stuck counter and wind lever and damaged top cover. Since the counter frame window was missing, it is obvious that…
Mamiya 7II Battery Cover: Metal vs Plastic Top Versions
This post is about a bit of minutiae regarding the Mamiya 7II that I have not seen addressed before. From the beginning of production in April 1999 until…
RZ67 110mm Lens: Broken Diaphragm Pin and Shutter Replacement
This Mamiya RZ67 110mm lens came into the shop with a diaphragm that did not work. The issue was straightforward, the pin on the diaphragm control ring had…
Mamiya 6: Cutting Replacement Viewfinder Glass
Servicing a Mamiya 6 with a broken viewfinder glass. While replacing broken viewfinder glass is a regular repair for me on the Mamiya 6/7 models, for some…
RB67 C Lens: Flash Sync Socket Replacement
The most common solution when an RB67 C lens will not fire the flash is a sync socket replacement. In this case, I replaced the socket, the socket holder…
Mamiya 7II: Replacing Cracked Viewfinder Glass
Replacing a broken viewfinder glass on Mamiya 7II. As seen in the second photo, there is a small crack in the viewfinder glass in the upper left corner…
Mamiya 7II: Wind Lever Jammed by Broken Self Timer Button
This Mamiya 7II came into the shop with an advance lever locked up in the position shown in the first photo. After much examination, I found a very small…
645 PRO: Fixing a Botched Mirror Stop Replacement
While I don't like to critique other technicians work, I am going to say something about a recent repair that came in for work on a 645 PRO. My client had…
Mamiya 7: Replacing the Frame Finder Window with 7II Style Glass
This Mamiya 7 had a broken frame finder illumination window. The second photo shows the replacement window in place. In this case, I replaced the window…
Mamiya 7II: Cracked Curtain Opening Knob and Rangefinder Fix
Servicing a Mamiya 7II with a few issues. The most obvious is that the rangefinder was off by quite a bit. Also, the first photo shows the curtain opening…
Mamiya SF 150mm RB Lens: Drilled Name Ring and Parts Donor
This Mamiya SF 150mm RB lens came to me with a name ring pre-drilled and a filter ring with some subtle dents. These are not too important flaws in this…
Mamiya 7 80mm Lens: Water-Damaged Shutter Not Opening
This Mamiya 7 80mm lens came into the shop with a complaint that the shutter was not opening. After some disassembly, the shutter looked fairly clean…
Mamiya 645 Super/Pro/ProTL: Damage From a Broken Mirror Stop
I have done a few posts about the Mamiya 645 Super/Pro/ProTL mirror stop replacement but feel the need to post again as I have been seeing many of these…
Mamiya 80mm C Lens: Replacing the Seiko 0 Speeds Escapement
Servicing a Mamiya 80mm C lens. This lens had several issues, main one being that the shutter was not working properly at the slow speeds. Usually…
Mamiya 7II: Replacing the Cable Release Socket
Replacing the cable release socket on a Mamiya7II. Mamiya made a major change in the cable release socket from the model 7 to the model 7II. On the Mamiya…
Mamiya 645 PRO Mirror Stop: Pitfalls of 3D Printed Replacements
While replacing the mirror stop in this Mamiya 645 PRO, I feel it is time to talk about this procedure again. By now, many have decided to replace the…
Mamiya 645 1000S: Corroded Battery Compartment and Broken Latch
This 645 1000s came into the shop for the typical slow film counter return and shutter calibration (I have documented the counter return issue on a…
Fuji GS645S Wide: Broken Plastic Part in Shutter Cocking
This is a post about plastics. Plastics in camera construction. I am servicing a Fuji GS645S Wide W. Great camera, I have been repairing them since the…
RB67 vs RZ67: Build Quality and Parts Availability
I am often asked about quality of the RB67 vs RZ67. I initially wrote a detailed response but could not post here on IG due to length. Here is a synopsis…