Board:   [DoveNet] Hobby Corner
Subject: Re: Photography
From:    poindexter FORTRAN
Date:    Sat Aug 29, 2026 09:39

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-=> ant wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

 pF> soviet-era LOMO LC-As. Bought a Kiev 35 (minox 35 clone) and loved it. A
 pF> FED 50 came next, a Zenit EM, more Smenas, and I have a FED 2 with a
 pF> roll of film sitting in it right now.

 an>Very well!  Do you have good repair&service available for mechanical
 an> cameras at your location, or do you maintain your cameras yourself?

 I do, but not for Soviet-era cameras. I've done minor repairs on those.
 For SLRs, I've taken all of mine to iCamera in Oakland, CA. The owner
 has an amazing selection of vintage cameras he's refurbed and does
 great work. I've taken 2 Canon AE-1s to him for the dreaded "shutter
 squeak" when the lube dries out, and had him work on a Canon FTb - did
 a clean/lube/adjust and adjusted the meter to use 1.5v silver oxide
 batteries instead of 1.5v mercury batteries. It felt like a brand new
 camera.



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