This contribution is from a camera hobbyist who is has been often grateful for the articles of others on this forum. It is my way of putting something back into…

1.-TOP COVER DISASSEMBLING 1.1.- WINDING LEVER STEP 1: Remove the cover of the winding lever. Use a rubber tool or a gauge as recommended by Tomosy in his book (danger!…

The Pentax ME Super is one of my favorite SLR’s---small, light, just feels good in my hands. Why don’t we look at its insides and see what makes it tick……

The Olympus Pen EES-2 is one of the easiest cameras I’ve ever tinkered on. It’s a repairman’s dream (unlike the Pen FT, which is a nightmare in comparison). The Pen…

My original plan was to do a short article on reviving the FT I bought last summer. But thinking back... No way ! The one I bought, although near perfect…

This camera is Larry Humphrey's. A generous friend of mine who was gracious enough to let me use his camera for this article. All I had to do in return…

Ahh...it feels good having another camera working. Actually this is my first multiple-problem fixed camera, ever, so it's really a confidence booster. OK, what was wrong with this one? Shutter…

Although in most camera tinkering projects a clean and lube will get it running again, not always. Sometimes parts are broken, usually because of a wind lever being forced. Quite…

Part 1: Demi S Meter Repair There are primarily two things that go wrong on old Demi’s that have been set on the shelf for years: lightmeter quits and the…

I found a cheap Demi EE17 on a flea market but it turned out that the galvanometer showed discontinuity. One of the very thin wires was broken close to the…