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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
07-09-2022, 06:39 AM
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I would definitely try a cleanup. From this forum I got instructions to clean a Pentax-A 50mm 1.7 with some fungus. I managed to follow the steps and in the end I had a "good as new" lens.
For cleaning of the lens elements I firs use a cottonswap and alcohol. Because that leaves some marks is use some cleaning wipes for glasses just before re-assembly. The cleaning wipes may notbe suited for rare leica and zeiss glass, but for my lenses it works like a charm.
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Forum: Winners' Showcase
05-09-2022, 10:09 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
05-09-2022, 10:09 PM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
05-01-2022, 01:42 AM
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Rotterdam a mixture of old building, new high-rise buildings, ships, boats and water.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
03-12-2022, 01:29 AM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
03-12-2022, 01:29 AM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
03-12-2022, 01:28 AM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
03-12-2022, 01:28 AM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
02-15-2022, 06:33 PM
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All great pictures, and better then I can ever take. For me the only picture which could have a meaning and story is nr. 13. That's why it's my favourite.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
11-01-2021, 03:28 PM
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I have a Pentax ME and the battery compartment was corroded. I cleaned it with vinegar, however I could see all the times in the viewfinder but the shutter didn't respond. I thought I had to open it to check the electrical connections, but then I saw your post. So I tried your sugestion of firing 40 shots and for me it worked again :).
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
10-30-2021, 04:57 PM
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Would be really nice to have it up and running. Any ideas how to get the screws loosen up?
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-28-2021, 07:20 AM
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I know this is an old thread, but I would still like to comment that the information provided here helped for me. I was able to remove fungus from the front element for a Pentax-A 50mm 1.7 The design is similar to the Pentax-M. An additional step that I had was that the front element group was quite fixed, it looked like it was glued. I used cottonswabs dapped in alcohol to loosen the glue. After that I could remove the front element with a lens spanner.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
10-03-2021, 03:27 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
10-03-2021, 03:26 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
07-12-2021, 06:00 AM
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I would suggest to do some cleaning with lighter fluid first. After cleaning lubrication with some sewing machine oil would help.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
07-12-2021, 05:57 AM
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Thanks for the reply. I will have to check the document in more depth. So I guess that the suggestion is to remove the mirror box, and check the sequence.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
07-11-2021, 01:20 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
07-11-2021, 01:20 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
07-11-2021, 12:23 PM
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Hi everyone,
I have aquired a Super A (Program A) with a stucked mirror. I was able to get the mirror down with information from this forum and the classic camera repair information. I removed the bottom plate and the winding guide plate assembly and put little dops of oil on the mirror latching parts. That didnt make the mirror return, however pulling the shutter down did. After is went to I re-assembled the winding guide plate (perhaps this order caused the shutter to be out of sync).
The first problem I has was that I could keep on winding, without the mirror latching. I removed the guid plate again and put oil on the mirror latch. The problem I have now is that when I when I wind the camera the shutter gets cocked, when the winding lever returns (I guide it slowly back) the shutter gets released. While winding the mirror modes up, when winding it complete the mirror is in the up most position. When returning the lever, the shutters are released and the mirror moves down. The release of the shutter is that first the first curtain goes down, then the second curtain gets released and then the first curtain goes up again. It goes really rapid, and I guess that the speed it perhaps 1/1000th or 1/2000th. Oh yes all of this happens without any batteries in the camera.
Does anyone know which step to take next? Did i completely mess up the shutter and have to remove the mirror box? Or is there something easier to be done?
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