Nikon F Photomic question
Hello all:
I've owned this F Photomic since 1969 (!) and it's held up very well until recently. My son used the camera and since then this situation has arised: Viewing through the finder is normal, but when you wind the film, the mirror flips into the "up" position. Upon releasing the shutter, the mirror returns down. I'll admit that I haven't used this camera in several years....have I forgotton something or did something just go south? Everything seems clean, smooth, etc. TIA Bill. |
Nikon F Photomic question
Bill wrote:
Hello all: I've owned this F Photomic since 1969 (!) and it's held up very well until recently. My son used the camera and since then this situation has arised: Viewing through the finder is normal, but when you wind the film, the mirror flips into the "up" position. Upon releasing the shutter, the mirror returns down. I'll admit that I haven't used this camera in several years....have I forgotton something or did something just go south? Everything seems clean, smooth, etc. Mirror lock up on? Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 Fax ONLY: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ |
Nikon F Photomic question
"Bill" wrote
I've owned this F Photomic since 1969 ... but when you wind the film, the mirror flips into the "up" position. Upon releasing the shutter, the mirror returns down. What a great feature -- don't tell marketing. None of my Nikons has ever done this so it's all supposition. I would look at the mirror lock up control and fiddle with it. It seems the mirror wants to be in the up position because of the mirror lock but it has skipped a cam and the mirror goes down when the shutter is released, like it normally does -- except that it should be staying up because the MLU is engaged. If you are lucky you have a half-engaged MLU and with some futzing you may be able to get it fully engaged. |
Nikon F Photomic question
Bill wrote:
Hello all: I've owned this F Photomic since 1969 (!) and it's held up very well until recently. My son used the camera and since then this situation has arised: Viewing through the finder is normal, but when you wind the film, the mirror flips into the "up" position. Upon releasing the shutter, the mirror returns down. I'll admit that I haven't used this camera in several years....have I forgotton something or did something just go south? Everything seems clean, smooth, etc. TIA Bill. Sounds like something is backwards. Winding the film should bring the mirror down so you can frame and focus, releasing the shutter should cause the mirror to flip up out of the way so the image can reach the film. |
Nikon F Photomic question
"Bill" wrote in message oups.com... Hello all: I've owned this F Photomic since 1969 (!) and it's held up very well until recently. My son used the camera and since then this situation has arised: Viewing through the finder is normal, but when you wind the film, the mirror flips into the "up" position. Upon releasing the shutter, the mirror returns down. I'll admit that I haven't used this camera in several years....have I forgotton something or did something just go south? Everything seems clean, smooth, etc. TIA Bill. If this is really how it works, you have a unique Nikon F. In all of the rest of them, the mirror only comes up when the shutter release is pressed. As soon as the shutter finishes, the mirror comes back down. Winding the film has no effect on this behavior. Jim |
Nikon F Photomic question
Well, I fiddled with just about everything, but it looks like it'll be on its way to a repairman. When you look through the viewfinder and start winding, you can see the mirror progressively raise, in sync with the travel of the film winder. With the lens off, you can see this (and feel the "connection" by touching the mirror as it goes up.) Something got flipped around in there. Bill. |
Nikon F Photomic question
"Bill" wrote in message oups.com... Well, I fiddled with just about everything, but it looks like it'll be on its way to a repairman. When you look through the viewfinder and start winding, you can see the mirror progressively raise, in sync with the travel of the film winder. With the lens off, you can see this (and feel the "connection" by touching the mirror as it goes up.) Something got flipped around in there. Bill. It certain does seem out of whack. By the way, which repairman? I don't believe that Nikon will repair an F (or F2 either) any more due to lack of spare parts. I have seen the advertisements for various people, but I have no knowledge of any of them. Jim |
Nikon F Photomic question
"Jeff Burke" wrote in message ... On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:14:18 GMT, "Jim" wrote: By the way, which repairman? I don't believe that Nikon will repair an F (or F2 either) any more due to lack of spare parts. This guy does great work on Fs: Robert Kipling Will he work on an S2? The 1/1000 speed is off; that is a common problem with older cameras (well, it is over 50 years old). Fortunately, the curtains are in good shape. Jim If you want the meter fixed, use this guy: http://hometown.aol.com/drwyn/myhomepage/index.html |
Nikon F Photomic question
Problem Fixed! A friend of a friend who tinkers with old Rolliflex cameras came by to look at it. Since I had planned on taking the camera in for repair, I figured there was no harm letting him handle it. He gently held the mirror down and went through 4 winder/shutter release cycles. That was it - cleared the problem and I've since wound/released the shutter about 100 times with no problem. He said that he'd seen similar situations before on other SLR's and it had to do with a faulty/dirty mirror lock-up mechanism. Got lucky this time... Bill. |
Nikon F Photomic question
On 2006-08-20 13:11:59 -0400, "Bill" said:
Problem Fixed! A friend of a friend who tinkers with old Rolliflex cameras came by to look at it. Since I had planned on taking the camera in for repair, I figured there was no harm letting him handle it. He gently held the mirror down and went through 4 winder/shutter release cycles. That was it - cleared the problem and I've since wound/released the shutter about 100 times with no problem. He said that he'd seen similar situations before on other SLR's and it had to do with a faulty/dirty mirror lock-up mechanism. Got lucky this time... Bill. I envy you. I sold all my Nikon F Photomic FTN gear in 1979 to buy my Pentax 6x7 gear. I like the MF Pentax, but I wish I had never sold the Nikon. I've never found another camera to equal it. -- Michael | "He's dead, Jim." |
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