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benblanq 31 minutes ago [-]
I'm a big fan of this camera. Great focus, meter and film advance systems. Familiar if you're used newer Nikon DSLRs. It has given me a lot of great pictures!
brudgers 3 days ago [-]
When I was fixing old cameras, the "Fix Old Cameras" Youtube Channel was a solid resource:
FixOldCameras mainly focuses on cameras from the 70s and earlier where electronics are nonexistent or fairly simple.
Late-90s cameras like the Nikon F100 are a different beast entirely. The only thing worse are probably compacts from that era like the Olympus mju. If something goes wrong there you can essentially give up on fixing it.
brudgers 2 hours ago [-]
I agree.
For me, the details of the Fix Old Cameras videos were less important than the approach and attitude applied to the problems.
But like I mentioned, I am not down the camera repair rabbit hole anymore. In part because of the intractability of many camera repairs.
cryo32 3 hours ago [-]
Actually the 90s ones are generally terrible They are really complicated nests of parts and flex PCBs and cables. Unlike the newer ones, there's usually some older style stuff in there just to screw with you like soldered joints on inconveniently short single wires and glue.
acomjean 3 hours ago [-]
Nice. I have an old Canon manual focus T90 film camera which I loved. Put in the AA batteries (it ran on 4 for camera and motor drive). The display screen in the view finder said "HELP" in its glowing red letters. It said EEE on the top lcd display. I guess the shutter is gone because I left sitting too long. It was kind of a remarkable message from a camera, and I had to double check to be sure.
The old SLRs are always fascinating to me. The little circut boards through out the camera body and the crazy mechanical systems.
I have an F100 sitting in a box somewhere waiting for repair. At some point I snapped the finger off the ring around the lens mount which couples the lens aperture. Stupid thing is plastic and easy to snag or bump.
deadcatfound 5 days ago [-]
This kind of repair documentation ages really well. A few labeled teardown photos can save someone hours years from now.
cryo32 4 hours ago [-]
Trick for the F100 is buy 4-5 N80/F80's. They weigh a lot less and if one dies you just get another one out :)
ginko 3 hours ago [-]
Or you buy one F5. It weighs a lot more but has a decent chance to outlive you.
cryo32 2 hours ago [-]
He’ll no. It’ll kill you carrying it (had a D3 which is same size/ weight approx).
frankfrank13 4 hours ago [-]
When i bought an old motorcycle, genuinely all I needed was a Clymer repair guide. I'm shocked these things don't exist for more things, eg cameras.
Think the modern stuff is easier to repair to be honest.
alistairSH 4 hours ago [-]
Cameras are smaller, requiring more dexterity and often specialized small tools. And you usually have to disassemble a significant portion of the camera to repair things. And they don't (usually) require frequent periodic maintenance like a motorcycle or car (oil changes, chain lube/tension, tires, brakes, etc) - usually just repairs when they fail.
exhumet 3 hours ago [-]
as well as being able to tune and measure shutter speed timings and such.
coisasdavida 2 hours ago [-]
Repair Jig + Metal Hook = Could someone point me to it, please?
quietsegfault 4 hours ago [-]
I found the Reddit dig at the end of the article very humorous.
https://www.youtube.com/@FixOldCameras
Late-90s cameras like the Nikon F100 are a different beast entirely. The only thing worse are probably compacts from that era like the Olympus mju. If something goes wrong there you can essentially give up on fixing it.
For me, the details of the Fix Old Cameras videos were less important than the approach and attitude applied to the problems.
But like I mentioned, I am not down the camera repair rabbit hole anymore. In part because of the intractability of many camera repairs.
The old SLRs are always fascinating to me. The little circut boards through out the camera body and the crazy mechanical systems.
https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/canon-t90-the-infamous...
Think the modern stuff is easier to repair to be honest.