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The purpose of this section is to cover various aspects of camera repairs. I am not a qualified camera repairer but I do attempt some jobs. When I have done a job, I have tried to make a record of what I have done and it may be of some help. The first part of this section will cover the jobs I have done. I have mainly produced these in the form of PDF documents because I find it easier to work with a piece of paper in front of me rather than a computer monitor. The second section contains links to various camera repairers I have used or have been strongly recommended to me together with links to sites with "parts". The final section will cover some of the faults I have come across and what my research would indicate the problem is.
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| The Yellow Peril | How to Cure Yellowing in Takumar 50mm f1.4 lenses |
| Servicing a Takumar 35/4 Lens | Covers the disassembly and re-lube of the early Takumar 35/4 lens. It should also apply to other early pre-set Takumars and some of the Asahiflex lenses |
| Restoring an Olympus 35DC/35RD | Covers the replacement of the seals with templates and the recovering of an Olympus 35DC together with information covering the 35RD |
| Restoring an S1a | Covers the repaint, replacement of the seals and a new cover for a rather beat up Black Pentax S1a |
| FED2 service and cleaning | Adapted from an article on RFF by Laika |
| Roman's Zorki-5-6 instructions | Covers the the top plate removal of the Zorki 5&6. |
| Servicing Jupiter 3 Lenses | Covers the disassembly and re-lube of a Jupiter 3 lens. |
| Servicing Jupiter 8 Lenses | Covers the disassembly and re-lube of 3 types of Jupiter 8 lens. |
| Servicing Jupiter 9 Lenses | Covers the disassembly and re-lube of the Jupiter 9 lens. |
| Servicing an Orion 15 Lens | Covers the disassembly and re-lube of the Orion 15 lens. |
| Servicing an Industar 61 L/D Lens | Covers the disassembly and re-lube of the Industar 61 L/D lens. It should also apply to other other Industar lenses such as the I26M and I61 |
| Servicing M series Leicas | Covers the factory tips and basic repairs on the M series Leicas |
| Servicing Focal Plane Shutters | General guide on repairing focal plane shutters. |
| Servicing Screw Mount Leicas | Covers the basic repairs on the screw mount Leicas |
| Leica IIIf Repair Manual | Leica factory manual covering the Leica IIIf. Mainly exploded diagrams and parts list. |
| Leica Basic Repair Manual | Factory tips on the Leica M series |
| Leica M2 Repair Manual | Repair training program based around the M2 |
| Canon 7 Repair Manual | Extracts of Canon factory manual covering the Canon 7. Mainly exploded diagrams and parts list. |
| Canon VI-T, VI-L & P Repair Manual | Extracts of Canon factory manual. Mainly exploded diagrams and parts list. |
| Canonet GIII Repair | SPT Journal Repair notes for the GIII |
| Canonet GIII Repair Manual | Canon factory manual covering the Canonet GIII. Mainly exploded diagrams and parts list. |
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If you have any repair stories for me to use, I would love to hear from you!
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