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22 February, 2017

Adjusting the rangefinder of the Fed4 – Guest post by Howard hurd

By HowardH

A fairly common issue on online forums with the Fed rangefinders seems to be rangefinder accuracy. When I first bought my Fed4, the rangefinder patch did not align accurately ei...

17 July, 2016

Specialist Film Camera Repair & Modification Companies

By Hamish Gill

A few weeks ago I was contacted by a chap called Matt who suggested it might be nice to create a list of reputable camera repairers. Specifically film camera repairers. Rather...

10 February, 2016

Three simple, non-invasive things to try to repair dead or erratic Nikon L35AF – Guest post by Eddy

By Eddy

Hamish had a frustrating experience with a Nikon L35-AF. His excellent review spurred me to write a few notes on some simple but sometimes effective things to try if you f...

1 August, 2015

Fixing a detached rewind lever on a Petri Color 35

By Hamish Gill

I took my Petri Color 35 out with me the other day. It’s small enough to fit in in the pocket of my jeans, so I’d just taken it out on a whim when I took the dogs fo...

20 June, 2013

A quick fix to a Ricoh GR1s viewfinder surround.

By Hamish Gill

I picked up a Ricoh GR1s for a very reasonable price the other day. I should first say I am very happy to own another Ricoh GR1, you can read my experience of my first one here....

16 June, 2013

Cleaning the dust out of a Konica Big Mini Lens

By Hamish Gill

I picked up a Konica Big Mini from a charity shop today for the very reasonable price of £5. Pleased! It did have a very unsightly accumulation of dust in the lens, or at l...

Alexander Seidler on Nikkor D 40mm f4 and Bronica S2 – aka the Bronica SWFF (Super Wide & F-ing Fat)
Gerat photos Brian !
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