I've had it Martha!

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"That's it, I've had it Martha. I have had enough of all this new-fangled junk. I am going back to my No 2 Brownie. At least you can depend on that camera to work when you need it!"

The unbreakable is broken. My Nikon F no longer works!

Wind on the film, shutter can be seen traveling across film gate to cocked position. Press shutter button and nothing happens.

Set timer and allow to run, shutter fires as expected.

What did I do with my Brownie?
 
Pioneer said:
My Nikon F no longer works!
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WHAT????

"Say it ain't so Joe" Never heard of such a thing, blasphemy it is!!

Wow, I didn't think you could break a Nikon F. Don't let my two hear you talking about this, they'll get ideas.

Sorry for your loss.

Best,
-Tim
 
I liked and like the Brownie Hawkeye Flash. It is completely automatic: exposure and focus. Almost impossible to mess up. The only mess up is when you disassemble to clean it is easy to flip the lens:

Untitled by John Carter, on Flickr
 
Pioneer said:
"That's it, I've had it Martha. I have had enough of all this new-fangled junk. I am going back to my No 2 Brownie. At least you can depend on that camera to work when you need it!"

The unbreakable is broken. My Nikon F no longer works!

Wind on the film, shutter can be seen traveling across film gate to cocked position. Press shutter button and nothing happens.

Set timer and allow to run, shutter fires as expected.

What did I do with my Brownie?
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That proves there's nothing seriously wrong with it. Some little bit has come adrift and needs to be repaired. Just have it serviced...
 
Highway 61 said:
Time to remove the bottom cover of the shutter crate (four regular screws) and look for something unhooked or totally stuck with grime there.
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+1

Got nowhere to go but making things better.

Should that not work, shop goodwill.com for a low cost F.

B2(;->
 
Highway 61 said:
Time to remove the bottom cover of the shutter crate (four regular screws) and look for something unhooked or totally stuck with grime there.
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And those are certainly little screws. I am not sure my eyes are up
to this tonight. I'll find my magnifier glasses and tear into, er...I mean, disassemble this tomorrow.
 
My Canon AE1 program my wife gave me bit the dust the other week. Luckily for me is my son picked up the same type camera at a flea market a month prior. Works beautifully.

I have a Kodak Brownie in the box practically new but for the life of me I can't find it. The Film Photography Project now sells 620 film & I want to shoot it.
 
Pioneer said:
That's how I got this one. ;)
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Oops......

I'd go with the fine screw driver and some lighter fluid, q-tips and perhaps a toothbrush to clean her up.

There was a very nice plain prism with a 58/1.4 that went last night. Being out of work all I could do is watch.

B2(;->
 
BillBingham2 said:
Oops......

I'd go with the fine screw driver and some lighter fluid, q-tips and perhaps a toothbrush to clean her up.

There was a very nice plain prism with a 58/1.4 that went last night. Being out of work all I could do is watch.

B2(;->
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I figured that the screwdriver and q-tips would be my first step. I can't afford to send the camera off for repair. Besides, it was working fine just two weeks ago, now I come back to run another roll through it and this happens. I want to believe it is not a serious problem.

It would help if I had a few drawings or a manual that showed me how the parts were supposed to work together, but I'll make do. I did this once with an old Minolta SRT101 and it is now a small pile of strings, wires, snall screws and other assorted parts in a little plastic container. Fortunately I have lots of Minolta cameras so it wasn't the end of the world. I only have one Nikon F and it is too old to breed.
 
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