Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dans un courrier daté du 23/02/01 22:22:22 Paris, Madrid, tekapo@golden.net a écrit : << Somebody will probably give _me_ a hassle for asking this here, but here goes: I gave my old Nikon FM, my first-ever and still a very fine camera, to my girlfriend. About a year ago I started noticing some light leaks on the film but couldn't quite figure out where in the camera these were occuring. I started lining the entire door of the body with black electrical tape, and *voila* it corrected the problem. My girlfriend has since become an aunt and is taking more and more photographs at an ever-increasing frequency with the camera, and the continual taping is becoming a nuisance for her, particularly when she is "in the field" so to speak. She's wondering if the thing can be corrected easily so that the black tape isn't necessary. Is it an expensive repair? Any ideas? Please email me privately if any one can help. Thank you. Regards, Dave ------------------------------------------------------ http://home.golden.net/~tekapo >> Put a lens with cap on the camera . Open the back door and set the camera to B with the shutter open . Direct a smaal flashlight ( Maglite ) from the rear , towards the front of the camera , and go into a dark room . Try to figure out where the light is cmoing from . If you can easily remove the bayonet off the body , do it and apply a small amount of engine black silicon sealer ( Locktite is very good , the black one ) before reassembling it . If removing the bayonet seems to risky , try to push a small amount of that same sealer around it . Remove excess sealer with a small screwdriver first , then with a rag inpregniated with paint thinner ( small , small ). Be carefull not to seal any moving part . Chears JO GOODTIMES -FRANCE/ AIRBORNE RADAR TECH / LIVE FREE OR DIE