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I’m going through this camera I picked up and giving it a good cleaning and adjustment, I’m finding one of the light meter cells on the prism is loose. I’m looking for advice on what is safe to use to clean the old epoxy and what is recommended to reapply it? Since it’s on the prism I don’t want to risk damaging the black coating or using anything that may hinder the photocell.

I have on hand contact cement, superglue, and E6000.

This little nozzle in my fingers that screws into this Holley 94/7RT for a ford F-1 Flathead V8 for the vacuum line, I cannot figure out where to find a replacement/what it is called/part number?

For context, the truck was having issues starting, timing was ok and spark was sparking so I rebuilt the original carb that was on the truck and found that this nozzle was in a little wonky/sideways/was maybe rethreaded to fit. It was my grandfathers truck and he has passed so I can’t ask him what happened unfortunately but there was some sealant applied around the threads.

Anyway, I bought a replacement carb (shown in picture) and was going to clean and swap the middle section into the “old” one. The old nozzle for the vacuum line won’t thread into the “new” one.

So, I’m looking for information on where I might find a proper replacement for this small component.

I picked up this MD 35-70 f/3.5 online, however the diaphragm seems slightly stopped down when the lens is set to 3.5 both on and off the camera. I’m not familiar with this lens but no other lens I own does this so I wanted to ask here to see if I should see about either trying to fix it or get a return. I’ve worked on a few Minolta prime lenses but not sure I’d feel comfortable cracking open a zoom.

*I did what I should have done when first noticing this and adjusted the zoom while observing the blades to see they move as focal length changes, I feel like a dummy. Thanks for the help!

Pictures 1&2 - Canon Elan 7 with EF 28-80 f/3.5-5.6 on Kodak Gold 200

Pictures 3&4 - Canon A-1 with 135mm f/2.5 on Kodak Kodacolor 100

Picture 5 - Canon A-1 with 35-105 f/3.5 on Kodak Kodacolor 100

Pictures 6&7 - Canon A-1 with 50mm f/1.4 on Kodak Colorplus 400

Picture 8 - Canon A-1 with 35-105 f/3.5 on Kodak Colorplus 400

First time using color film stocks in over 6 months, developed at home with Kodak C-41 chemistry and scanned with an Epson V550.

Hi all,

I am selling two cameras that I recently repaired but don’t need. I can share a simple repair summary with you through PM if you’d like to see that. Pictures of both cameras can be seen in the below link.

https://imgur.com/a/9eByluU

Canon A-1
Initially the shutter did not fire but this was simply due to dirty magnets. Camera was given a general CLA, including meter and shutter speed adjustments. Heavily brassed and significant cosmetic wear, most of which is on the baseplate and the edges of the top cover where a camera strap would rub. Functionally in good condition. Asking $80 + shipping for just the camera body + body cap.

Minolta X700 SOLD!
The camera had faulty ALEC capacitors which were replaced. Camera was given a general CLA including shutter speed and meter adjustment. Cosmetically in pretty good shape, minor scratches and some brassing on the rewind lever screw, but functionally in good condition. There’s still a plastic base plate cover on the camera that I did not remove when cleaning, you can remove it if you find it unsightly. Asking $70 + shipping for just the camera body + body cap.

I also have an MD 50mm f/2 that I cleaned but it is showing early signs of Schneideritis that I wouldn’t have seen without disassembling the lens. It also has a couple of minor scratches on the front element. Otherwise it comes with front and rear caps and works as intended. I would include it for an extra $5 with the Minolta camera if interested.

Payment handled through PayPal Goods and Services, shipping via USPS unless buyer has a preference.