Nikon f shutter is so simple yet its amazing its lasted this long especially considering it was used by great many professionals in the Vietnam war,Korean war,photo studios around the world and great many amateur photographers.its a testament of nikon engineering and a masterpiece of design.long live nikon.we take the greatest pictures in the world
Marty Forscher, the most famous US Nikon repairman in the 60s-70s called the Nikon F a 'hockey puck'. It was built so strongly that they were very difficult to damage in usage. I got my first 'F' in 1969. My father brought it home for me from Japan.
wow, like a swiss watch, nice you did it at real speed from the start!, where do you learn to service a camera like this?, great that these cameras are kept going by people like this :-))
Interesting. The Nikon F looks solidly built inside out. Was it more robust than its cheaper sibling, the Nikkormat? And how does the Nikon F compare with other Japanese high-end 35mm cameras of its day, e.g. the Canon F1, the Topcon Super D?
You can translate their page using Google. I just did and took a look around. They are telling people that instead of dropping off their cameras for repair, to mail them in (due to the coronavirus). Also, they basically said...they still do repairs but some replacement parts are no longer stocked, and are not all possible to get. One thing I noticed was that at the bottom of their pages, it still says 2010. Their phone number is at the bottom, you could try calling them or try sending them an email.
While shooting my fourth role of film with my new Nikon F and Photomic FTN finder,, something strange happened to the viewfinder. The shutter speed numbers shown inside the viewfinder somehow got out of sync and no longer match the shutter speed numbers on the outside knob. When I first noticed the problem, the numbers shown inside the viewfinder were half as fast as the numbers on the knob: if the inside reads 4, the outside reads 8. If the inside reads 60, the outside is set to 120. Today, it happened again. Now the numbers on the inside are 1/4 as fast as the outside. It seems to me that somehow a component keeps slipping out of line somewhere inside the viewfinder, but I have no idea how to go about repairing it. Any suggestions?
Take your finder off and make sure the engagement pin is lined up with the bottom shutter dial. It sounds like your top shutter dial of the finder is not synched with the lower dial.
Shouldn’t a CLA include CLEANING? I thought the proper way would be to disassemble everything, clean every party and the lubricate them when putting them together, and not lubricating on top of old grease…
Amazing. I would never have the nerves of steel to disassemble my camera like this. The F really is built like a tank. Do they accept cameras for CLA from the US?
Where can I find the foam dampers that go under the viewfinder and the one that under the viewfinder (the one the mirror hits after the shutter fires) ? TYIA
Richard Haw Thanks ! I was just sending you an email. Do you know anyone that will clean calibrate and get my old meters up and running? I have an F2 AS photomic. I also have a lot of tools and new parts for the F F2 and others that I can “barter” with :) many thanks .. your blog is great
I have a lot of new leftover parts for Nikon F F2 F2AS .. I do not have the foam (viewfinder and mirror) I need that from it has deteriorated on my Nikon F. Any idea where I can buy that? TYIA
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It’s impressive and beautiful watching a real expert disassemble and then reassemble this camera. What a treat.
Watched the entire thing, can't speak a word of the language but what a great technician. I'll hug my Nikon F Apollo tonight. Thanks.
When you get home please don't forget to tell your F's, and F2's, that you love them! 😄😃🙂
Nikon f shutter is so simple yet its amazing its lasted this long especially considering it was used by great many professionals in the Vietnam war,Korean war,photo studios around the world and great many amateur photographers.its a testament of nikon engineering and a masterpiece of design.long live nikon.we take the greatest pictures in the world
Marty Forscher, the most famous US Nikon repairman in the 60s-70s called the Nikon F a 'hockey puck'. It was built so strongly that they were very difficult to damage in usage. I got my first 'F' in 1969. My father brought it home for me from Japan.
Thank's Richard, I simply get inspired to make 2 film's about my old Nikon F :-)
mikeno62 please teach us how to adjust the shutter speeds!
I just need some free time, and then I will make a film about how to adjust the shutter speed's.
Cheers
Kenneth
This is such a pleasure to watch! I wish I knew what he was saying but it's still great. Thank you.
怪物Niko Fを手際よく整備する、貴重なNikonの職人❗。
凄い動画をありがとうございました。
45:02 With the little stick had me slow clapping. Deep bow and hats off.
Thank you Richard! Please make more overhaul videos. Love them
Great care and much wisdom, best compliments
Increíble manteniendo, es hermoso ver todo este video 🤙👏👍🇦🇷
...wow!
You'd deserve a like just for having filmed it for nearly one hour!
thanks for a repair video of my favourite camera :-)
GREAT VIDEO RICHRAD. I love it. Kindly continue making videos about Nikon F. Thanks and God bless you..
Wow Richard this is a great resource, well done!
Love your videos.please make more.on nikon f2.nikon fm.nikon fm2
Great film Richard, it contain a lot of good information how the professional Nikon people do there job, and what tool's they use :-)
I am not sure if I should put this on my blog or not, maybe the people of this company will not be happy if I did. what do you think?
if you have somthing you dont understand just tell me which part and I will try to translate.
I want to do apprenticeship there. they are considered to be the Nikon repair gods here
Merci. Vidéo sympa. On voit le travail qui était fait lorsqu'on confiait son Nikon F au SAV il y a quelques années.
awesome. great skills.nikon f is the greatest camera ever produced.much better than a leica and faster film loading.long live nikon f
Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo très informative. Je suis ravi de vous avoir trouvé sur youtube ;) Merci encore
Awesome video! I like film cameras
wow, like a swiss watch, nice you did it at real speed from the start!, where do you learn to service a camera like this?, great that these cameras are kept going by people like this :-))
i just love it Richard. for me nikon is the greatest camera ever may be it nikon f , f2 any any nikon modal. love it . thanks for sharing.
thank you!
Excellent! The best SLR ever.
Ian Hand the f and the f2as yes
I love this !
Super cool!
hey how are you i need to fix my nikon rangefinder let me know
Very nice.
Interesting. The Nikon F looks solidly built inside out. Was it more robust than its cheaper sibling, the Nikkormat?
And how does the Nikon F compare with other Japanese high-end 35mm cameras of its day, e.g. the Canon F1, the Topcon Super D?
What adhesive (if any) for replacing the mirror in my F? There looks to be hot glue but i dont think it is original. Any advice is appreciated.
Would someone please care to tell me where I can buy those big beautifull tools?? Especially the one he uses vertically on the stroke lever!!!
what was he using to clean the Glass at 49:54 ? and I'm looking for a complete location of Oil locations for the F .
こんにちは、ビデオをありがとう。 私も日本にいますが、ニコンFのオーバーホールはできますか？
Hi, thanks for the video. i am also in Japan, can you overhaul my nikon F
The Kiitos web site is strictly in Japanese, how would I contact them for a part or repair of my F4? Fascinating site and information.... Alex
You can translate their page using Google. I just did and took a look around. They are telling people that instead of dropping off their cameras for repair, to mail them in (due to the coronavirus). Also, they basically said...they still do repairs but some replacement parts are no longer stocked, and are not all possible to get. One thing I noticed was that at the bottom of their pages, it still says 2010. Their phone number is at the bottom, you could try calling them or try sending them an email.
What kind of solvent/cleaner was being used on the focusing screen and mirror?
I was surprised to see him clean the mirror.
While shooting my fourth role of film with my new Nikon F and Photomic FTN finder,, something strange happened to the viewfinder. The shutter speed numbers shown inside the viewfinder somehow got out of sync and no longer match the shutter speed numbers on the outside knob. When I first noticed the problem, the numbers shown inside the viewfinder were half as fast as the numbers on the knob: if the inside reads 4, the outside reads 8. If the inside reads 60, the outside is set to 120. Today, it happened again. Now the numbers on the inside are 1/4 as fast as the outside. It seems to me that somehow a component keeps slipping out of line somewhere inside the viewfinder, but I have no idea how to go about repairing it. Any suggestions?
Take your finder off and make sure the engagement pin is lined up with the bottom shutter dial. It sounds like your top shutter dial of the finder is not synched with the lower dial.
Shouldn’t a CLA include CLEANING? I thought the proper way would be to disassemble everything, clean every party and the lubricate them when putting them together, and not lubricating on top of old grease…
Amazing. I would never have the nerves of steel to disassemble my camera like this. The F really is built like a tank. Do they accept cameras for CLA from the US?
no. Nikon Inc no longer repairs the 'F'
what kind of glue is used at 44:00 ??
Where can I find the foam dampers that go under the viewfinder and the one that under the viewfinder (the one the mirror hits after the shutter fires) ? TYIA
Michael Adamo japan hobby tools at amazon or ebay. Tell them i sent you
Richard Haw Thanks ! I was just sending you an email. Do you know anyone that will clean calibrate and get my old meters up and running? I have an F2 AS photomic. I also have a lot of tools and new parts for the F F2 and others that I can “barter” with :) many thanks .. your blog is great
Great #amsr
Where can I buy those exact same nikon tools???
you make those yourself. check richardhaw.com under the tools section
I have those tools from when I worked at Nikon NPS in the late 70's.contact me at mj@mjadamo.com thx
I have a lot of new leftover parts for Nikon F F2 F2AS .. I do not have the foam (viewfinder and mirror) I need that from it has deteriorated on my Nikon F. Any idea where I can buy that? TYIA
All flat head screws my god must be a pain to work on.
In 1959, flat head screws were just called “screws”
I would hate to stand up and bump the table