Question about older Nikon bodies, related to MFNG because that's what they would have used and that's what I've got. A few days ago I posted this pic of two bodies I got from a friend Jim.
The one on the right is an F with Photomic meter; Jim said it was from 1973. Sorry, I don't know whether there were different Photomic viewfinders at the time. The one on the left is an F2 with plain veiwfinder which Jim says was from 1980.
I've been resurrecting them slowly. The F seems ready to work though I haven't put a battery in the viewfinder yet. There is a minor smudge in the viewfinder, not really a hindrance. It is definitely in the viewfinder, not the focus screen, but isn't on any of the accessible surfaces. Can the viewfinder be disassembled and cleaned? It looks like some tiny screws might give me access to the prism.
The F2 needs (so Jim said) light seal replacement, and he included what he said was a kit for that. I haven't opened that envelope yet. The viewfinder and focus screen come off easily. Various websites say the F Photomic viewfinder will not fit the F2, and that appears to be true since the front attachment tabs have nothing to grip. But that F2 front plate makes me curious. The small font isn't what I would have expected. It's on the body, not the viewfinder casing, and the viewfinder just says "F". Was the F2 issued with that appearance at one time? Could this have been a home-market version?
I intend to install the light seal strips and put both cameras in service. (I've already started shooting film in my Nikkormat for fun, will post scans when available.. A Wein mrb625 battery make its meter agree with both my Z5II and a light meter app on my phone. We'll have to see how long that battery lasts though.) Don't know yet if that Photomic meter will work. I'm curious about what I'm working with, especially with the F2..
Question about older Nikon bodies, related to MFNG because that's what they would have used and that's what I've got. A few days ago I posted this pic of two bodies I got from a friend Jim.
The one on the right is an F with Photomic meter; Jim said it was from 1973. Sorry, I don't know whether there were different Photomic viewfinders at the time. The one on the left is an F2 with plain veiwfinder which Jim says was from 1980.
I've been resurrecting them slowly. The F seems ready to work though I haven't put a battery in the viewfinder yet. There is a minor smudge in the viewfinder, not really a hindrance. It is definitely in the viewfinder, not the focus screen, but isn't on any of the accessible surfaces. Can the viewfinder be disassembled and cleaned? It looks like some tiny screws might give me access to the prism.
The F2 needs (so Jim said) light seal replacement, and he included what he said was I kit for that. I haven't opened that envelope yet. The viewfinder and focus screen come off easily. Various websites say the F Photomic viewfinder will not fit the F2, and that appears to be true since the front attachment tabs have nothing to grip. But that F2 front plate makes me curious. The small font isn't what I would have expected. It's on the body, not the viewfinder casing, and the viewfinder just says "F". Was the F2 issued with that appearance at one time? Could this have been a home-market version?
I intend to install the light seal strips and put both cameras in service. (I've already started shooting film in my Nikkormat for fun, will post scans when available.. A Wein mrb625 battery make its meter agree with both my Z5II and a light meter app on my phone. We'll have to see how long that battery lasts though.) Don't know yet if that Photomic meter will work. I'm curious about what I'm working with, especially with the F2..
Question about older Nikon bodies, related to MFNG because that's what they would have used and that's what I've got. A few days ago I posted this pic of two bodies I got from a friend Jim.
The one on the right is an F with Photomic meter; Jim said it was from 1973. Sorry, I don't know whether there were different Photomics at the time. The one on the left is an F2 with plain veiwfinder which Jim says was from 1980.
I've been resurrecting them slowly. The F seems ready to work though I haven't put a battery in the viewfinder yet. There is a minor smudge in the viewfinder, not really a hindrance. It is definitely in the viewfinder, not the focus screen, but isn't on any of the accessible surfaces. Can the viewfinder be disassembled and cleaned? It looks like some tiny screws might give me access to the prism.
The F2 needs (so Jim said) light seal replacement, and he included what he said was I kit for that. I haven't opened that envelope yet. The viewfinder and focus screen come off easily. But the front plate makes me curious. The small font isn't what I would have expected. It's on the body, not the viewfinder casing, and the viewfinder just says "F". Was the F2 issued with that appearance at one time?
I intend to install the light seal strips and put both cameras in service. (I've already started shooting film in my Nikkormat for fun, will post scans when available.. A Wein mrb625 battery make its meter agree with both my Z5II and a light meter app on my phone. We'll have to see how long that battery lasts though.) I'm curious about what I'm working with, especially with the F2..
