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20 August, 2024

Fixing the Leica 14405 handgrip for film cameras.

By MichaelWPlant

Recently I had a problem. I had acquired a newish nearly perfect Leica 14405 handgrip to use with my Leica MA. When it arrived, I was shocked at the state of the base. It origin...

11 June, 2024

Cleaning a Classic Canon f/1.2 LTM Lens

By Dave Powell

A while back, I snagged a beautiful Canon VI-T rangefinder camera for small bucks at a yard sale. It’s probably as close as I’ll ever come to owning a classic Leic...

27 May, 2024

My Early Experiences 3d Printing – New Life for Old Cameras

By Marco Andrés

3d printing has opened up a whole realm of possibilities for analog cameras. Replacement parts can be printed in a variety of materials. And, more importantly, cameras can be ad...

15 November, 2022

Repairing & Revisiting a Voigtländer Vito CL – Here there be Dragons – By Has Gustafsson

By Hans Gustafsson

"Here there be Dragons" - a text said to be found at the very edge of maps a long time ago when the world was still not explored. Said text, I guess, was to discourage seafaring...

9 November, 2022

Fixing an Ailing Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super B SLR – By Dave Powell

By Dave Powell

About a year ago, some Austrian friends handed me a Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super that they brought with them to America after World War II. They said it no longer worked, and if I...

25 March, 2021

Fixing Vertical Rangefinder Misalignment in Compact Rangefinder Cameras – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

Those who shoot rangefinder cameras on a regular basis are probably aware of (they may even feel plagued by) vertical rangefinder misalignment. A camera rangefinder works by su...

30 October, 2020

Canon Serenar 50mm f/1.8 Repair – Hazy solution to a hazy problem – By Boon Kiat Lim

By Boon Kiat Lim

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 expectations you may have as a r...

23 October, 2020

Inside the Mind of Minolta – an Investigation of the Internals of Minolta’s SRT 303 – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

As 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 investigate, but th...

Tony Warren on 5 frames in Orlando with the Canon EOS Rebel 2000 SLR and Ilford HP-5 Plus film
Hi Scott - nice work so stick with it. The lake shots are particularly effective. I think the exposure compensation…
Tony Warren on A Final Chapter for Large Format
Thank you Geoff. I think if I could afford an Ebony I would get back and knee braces and return…
Tony Warren on Canon 7 and a Industar 26m – Initial thoughts and experiences
Thanks Andreas. You may be right about which curtain but the effect is the same. With more use I am…

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