Doug T.
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Post by Doug T. on Feb 28, 2012 14:29:41 GMT -5
Hi All! I scored another rangefinder for .99 US on e-bay. It was listed for parts only. Amazing what a rubbing with an old ink eraser and a fresh battery will do! Now I'll have to take the top cover off because a previous owner left a battery in the flash, and it's corroded all over the place At least I got the meter and shutter functioning again. Doug
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Post by daveh on Feb 28, 2012 14:44:36 GMT -5
Doug, I'd never have thought of rubbing it with a fresh battery! Dave.
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Post by Doug T. on Feb 28, 2012 16:05:26 GMT -5
OOPS I meant rubbing the battery contact points with the eraser, and after that, inserting a fresh battery. Doug
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Post by mickeyobe on Feb 28, 2012 17:56:07 GMT -5
Watch it, Doug. Stay on your toes.
Dave wont let you get away with anything.
Mickey
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Post by daveh on Feb 28, 2012 18:38:02 GMT -5
More importantly, Doug, it's a very good tip. Strangely, although I'd had the Canon 7 and VT since the 1970s (and really enjoyed them) I didn't get another Canon till about five years ago.
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Post by mickeyobe on Feb 28, 2012 20:14:45 GMT -5
Doug, My first Canon was the FTbn which my son gave me in 1975. I used it for 10 years until I purchased the T90 - still my all time favourite camera. I used it till 2005 when I went digital. I now have 13 SLR's, 3 RF's, 1 point and shoot and a battery of lenses and accessories and now a Canon coffee mug. One might get the impression that I like Canon. Mickey
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Post by Randy on Feb 28, 2012 23:03:41 GMT -5
.99 cents? LOL! It must have been calling you from afar. ;D
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Post by Steeler Fan on Feb 29, 2012 7:28:02 GMT -5
Doug,
I have found that using distilled white vinegar works wonders in cleaning up corroded contacts after a battery leaks.
Larry
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Post by mickeyobe on Feb 29, 2012 10:45:16 GMT -5
Larry,
I use any old vinegar I have except balsamic.
Every one seems to work with the same vigour although wine vinegar seems to make the cameras a trifle giddy.
Mickey
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Post by daveh on Feb 29, 2012 11:11:23 GMT -5
We use sherry to make the trifle a trifle giddy.
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Post by pompiere on Feb 29, 2012 20:06:53 GMT -5
I have had an A35F for a few years. Shutter speed only goes down to 1/60, so it isn't very good for low light without the flash. The flash is also coupled to the focus, so it locks the camera if your subject is out of the flash range. I knocked mine out of focus when I removed the lens to clean the shutter. Now I need to figure out how to collimate the lens without a B setting. I think I may have to remove the shutter blades and reassemble the lens to set focus, then take it back apart and put the shutter back in, then put it all back together without messing it up. Does any one have a better idea?
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Post by mickeyobe on Feb 29, 2012 22:29:27 GMT -5
Ron,
Are you sure the lens is out of focus and not the rangefinder?
Mickey
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Post by daveh on Mar 1, 2012 3:28:40 GMT -5
"Does any one have a better idea? "
Ron, buy a new one for 99c?"
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Post by Steeler Fan on Mar 1, 2012 7:34:20 GMT -5
Larry, I use any old vinegar I have except balsamic. Every one seems to work with the same vigour although wine vinegar seems to make the cameras a trifle giddy. Mickey And I am sure that it is a bit easier on the olfactory senses. ;D
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Post by pompiere on Mar 1, 2012 22:55:42 GMT -5
Mickey,
I am pretty sure the lens is out of focus, as I know I moved it during disassembly. I should have scribed the rings first so I could get them back in the same orientation. I haven't shot any film yet, since I am sure it won't be in focus.
Dave,
Inexpensive cameras is exactly why the A35F isn't a high priority, I have too many others waiting to test.
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