canaQ
Newbie
Hello fellow film shooters,
I recently bought myself a wonderful black Canon FTb. I've taken apart the camera, cleaned it, lubed it and everything is buttery smooth again. What a fantastic mechanical machine this is
I've read a lot about the camera and inspected the repair manual many times before I tried to open it up. Now there are two questions for which I can't seem to find the answers to.
First, when I remove the top, the shutter button shaft always falls off. I guess this is not supposed to. Can I fix this by tightening the screw (part 13-8497)?
Next up, on the battery side there is a little piece of foam, it has completely dried out and has crumbled away. Does this serve a purpose? In other words, should I replace this with a new piece of foam?
I recently bought myself a wonderful black Canon FTb. I've taken apart the camera, cleaned it, lubed it and everything is buttery smooth again. What a fantastic mechanical machine this is
I've read a lot about the camera and inspected the repair manual many times before I tried to open it up. Now there are two questions for which I can't seem to find the answers to.
First, when I remove the top, the shutter button shaft always falls off. I guess this is not supposed to. Can I fix this by tightening the screw (part 13-8497)?
Next up, on the battery side there is a little piece of foam, it has completely dried out and has crumbled away. Does this serve a purpose? In other words, should I replace this with a new piece of foam?
cmug
Member
Part No 19.9582 is a lose part. Just don't get it lost. Same experience.
canaQ
Newbie
Thanks for the reply! Will take extra care not to lose it
On a side note, where is the picture coming from? I have a repair manual from Canon and a NatCam guide, is this from another repair book? Every repair manual I can get my hands on is welcome
On a side note, where is the picture coming from? I have a repair manual from Canon and a NatCam guide, is this from another repair book? Every repair manual I can get my hands on is welcome