To start off, I would like to state that I am neither a professional photographer, nor a journalist of sorts. This will probably help reduce any…
Repairs & Cleaning
Repairs & Cleaning
Inside the Mind of Minolta – an Investigation of the Internals of Minolta’s SRT 303 – By Bob Janes
October 23, 2020As I mentioned in a previous article in which I dissected an Old Canonet, I have occasionally taken interesting but non-functioning cameras apart - mainly to…
Repairs & Cleaning
It’s Dead Jim – A Dissection of an Old Rangefinder Camera – By Bob Janes
October 8, 2020This article is a little different. It is very much focussed on a camera, but I’m hoping it will be of interest to photographers to give…
After returning to analogue photography a few years ago with a Minolta Hi-Matic 7 rangefinder, I began looking for a second film camera. I was looking…
Repairs & Cleaning
A slightly troubled tale of replacing vintage camera leather – by Christopher James
February 6, 2020I’ve started seeing more photos of vintage cameras with their leather covers replaced, and to me they often look great. Other than a few useful flickr…
Lenses• Repairs & Cleaning
Minolta 28mm f/2.8 M-Rokkor – Shooting and Repairing – by Victor Doroshenko
June 7, 2019Inertia of mind is sometimes mind boggling. I've started my serious photography life with Sony nex-5 camera which replaced a briefly owned Nikon D40 for the…
I had been trawling the online market places and managed to snag a Minolta Hi-matic 7s on trademe (the NZ version of ebay). It was advertised…
Repairs & Cleaning
Function and Repair of Hasselblad Film Backs (A12 and others) – By Arild Edvard Båsmo
January 19, 2019If you are reading this, you might have a magazine with some problems. This piece is written to help you. I found there to be very…
Repairs & Cleaning
How to Calibrate a Canon P Rangefinder (in my case, for use with Soviet lenses) – by Cameradactyl (Ethan)
October 23, 2018I am a fan of quirky old soviet cameras. I have had, loved, and broken a few Zorki 4 cameras over the years, and I love…
Here is how I repaired my Voigtlander Nokton lens, the 42.5mm for the M43 system. I had dropped it. The lens filter, a B&W ultraviolet model,…
