I’ve chosen a Yashica Electro 35 for the example, it’s pretty typical of a Japanese rangefinder, which is the likeliest camera to need new seals it seems. * I do highly recommend Jon Goodman’s (not the actor!) light seal kits, they are well put together with excellent easy to follow instructions.
All good, but I’ve settled on two easy, long lasting materials: self-stick felt, and cotton yarn like they used to use in good old German cameras. I’ve used a variety of things, including film canister felt (great stuff, but small), strips of neoprene from cut-up mousepads, “Foamies” (closed-cell foam you can get at the craft store). For the new seals, you can use a variety of materials, from craft-store closed-cell foam to prefab kits from some eBay sellers* or Micro-Tools. And that’s just for the removal part! Of course that’s 75% of the job. Gather your materials: a well-lighted area paper towels jeweler’s screwdrivers toothpicks tweezers cotton swabs Windex and/or some other grease-cutting solvent also, a dental pick is good for getting off tough tape or tiny bits in tricky corners.
#NIKON S2 RANGEFINDER REPRODUCTION BOX MOVIE#
Read this through once, then put on the radio or a movie you’ve seen a hundred times and follow along! Getting Started
#NIKON S2 RANGEFINDER REPRODUCTION BOX PATCH#
Nasty stuff that when it gets on your fingers you find it’s about as sticky as roof patch material… (Tip one: try not to get it on your fingers, it will get EVERYWHERE.) The bad news is that you’ll need to replace this stuff if you want your pictures to be free of giant washed out flare spots. You’ve all seen it, the bits of black crud that are somehow both crumbly and gummy at the same time, sticking to your camera door, the film rails, maybe even your mirror bumper.
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