Latest posts tagged with #CameraRepair on Bluesky
Unintentional diptych. The Balda Baldix 120 format folder fails to advance the film properly. I'm losing a lot of shots. Does anyone have experience with this camera? Is there a trick? Anyone know a good technician who can fix it?
#photography #vintagecamera #camerarepair #mediumformat
It's just too quirky for me. I want to love it, but I don't. I can't. At any rate, this one is near mint, has a working light meter, and will probably be available to buy in the next week (once I finish the roll I foolishly loaded last night). Mint condition leather case as well.
Truth:
The Rollei 35 S intrigues the hell out of me. It's tiny, hefty & fast w/an amazing 40mm 2.8 lens. Fully manual.
Every time I get one I think maybe I'll keep it.
Then I load film into its quirky ass & carry it around a bit. Then I sell it.
#believeinfilm #filmphotography #camerarepair
Steps on the crown graphic body
This is gonna take some work
Graflex Crown Graphic #restoration cont'd
1. Ugly-ass leather bound Crown Graphic
2. Disclothed and guts removed
3. Stripped & sanded
4. 5 coats of Tru-oil
It's looking pretty good!
Now: the door. This is gonna be a tough one. Loan me your sandblaster, plz and thanx.
#camerarepair #believeinfilm
Stripped, sanded, taped and ready to be oiled / sealed.
Stripped, sanded, taped and ready to be oiled / sealed.
Stripped, sanded, taped and ready to be oiled / sealed.
Stripped, sanded, taped and ready to be oiled / sealed.
Graflex strip and restoration update:
Three evenings of removing leather, sanding, cleaning, taping - I'm ready to start oiling / sealing this up.
Tru-oil was recommended to me by a friend who works w/wood - here we go.
#believeinfilm #camerarepair #restoration #filmphotography #crowngraphic
Sand it STRIP ITTT
Sand it STRIP ITTT
strip Strip STRIP
That sticky shit has been percolating on this Graflex for decades - what a pain in the ass, but also easier than it probably should be?
#filmphotography #believeinfilm #camerarepair #graflex
a naked, gutted Graflex Crown Graphic
a naked, gutted Graflex Crown Graphic
a naked, gutted Graflex Crown Graphic
a naked, gutted Graflex Crown Graphic and components.
So, what does a naked, gutted Graflex Crown Graphic look like?
A sticky 10oz piece of mahogany.
Pretty cool.
Will work on refinishing the wood to see what it takes, but I doubt I'll reassemble this one.
#believeinfilm #filmphotography #camerarepair #largeformat
Strip!
Strip! Strip!
Strip! Strip! Strip!
Tonight's project: What does this Graflex Crown Graphic look like with its clothes off and its guts yanked out?
Thinking about stripping and refinishing this gorgeous mahogany wood frame and sourcing a few parts that need replacing.
(until my ADHD kicks in?)
#graflex #camerarepair
#believeinfilm
Pentax LX film winder
Pentax LX Shutter Speed Dial
Pentax LX Exposure Compensation / ISO wheel
Pentax LX focusing screen (well part of it, at least)
Bought a non-working Pentax LX a month ago hoping I could fix it, but no go - looked like someone had spilled something on it, then took it apart.
Never fails to surprise me how much individual parts will sell for after breaking some cameras down. I've made more than I paid
#camerarepair #pentaxLX
Is it dead? Light metering seems to be working. But the electronic control of shutter speed isn't working. My regular shop in Brussels says it cannot be fixed. Thoughts? I'm sad 😔
#camerarepair #vintagecamera #yashicaelectro35 #filmphotography #analogphotography #Yashica #sad #thriftstorefail
"Wasting My Time and Money on Disgusting Film Cameras" 😅 via @rompingbronco.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr3Q...
#filmphotography #filmcamera #camerarepair
Be careful with what you put in the bag with your camera! Sometimes those energy drinks can start leaking out of the can and it will all over your camera… not a good idea for vintage electronics
#nikon #nikonfe2 #analoguecamera #filmcamera #filmphotography #camerarepair
Franka Rollfix II rangefinder medium format folding camera. Picture shows the camera viewed from the front with the lens extended.
Wife bought me this #vintage #camera for €12 at a thrift store in Belgium. The shutter is stuck. Won't cock. Anyone know how to get it unstuck?
May have bitten off more than I can chew.
#camerarepair #vintagecamera #photography #analogphotography #filmcamera
I took a picture of a Pentax MX I disassembled because the shutter remains open. The MX is a all-mechanical camera, as time passes, the thin, strong, cable that activates the shutter must be re-tensioned. It’s a hello of a job that induce a lot of respect for those who once worked on the assembly line putting these miniaturisation marvels together.
This fix requires a lot of discipline and patience ⬇️
The shutter’s leading cable needs to be tensioned, or the closing curtain doesn’t kicks-in on slow times.
It’s a frequent issue with unserviced Pentax MX-es, but not documented anywhere.
#pentax #camerarepair #analogphotography #vintagecamera
Canon AV-1 ouvert, cœur vintage révélé !
Besoin de donner une seconde vie à ton appareil argentique ?
Passe sur www.clicargentique.fr 🔧📸
#argentique #camerarepair #clicargentique
