I've seen people including Dave Hancock (great channel on vintage cameras) who use yarn for the long thin seals next to the shutter. I think it works fine and it's way easier, for me. The hardest one for me is the shutter dampers, It takes a little more dexterity than I seem to posses.
Perfect. I am in the process of replacing the light seals on my vintage camera collection and cleaning off all the old glue residue is quite time consuming, so having a replacement solution without glue is terrific.
This technique you've recommended worked perfectly for me. TY. This was MUCH better than the kits with adhesive as they are very difficult to apply in the tracks. Yours worked like a charm. 👍
I get self stick foam for the camera door and then use 100% gel hand sanitizer to put on the self stick foam to position it then the sanitizer evaporates and the self stick foam sticks to the camera. The 100% alcohol gel does not hurt the camera and makes removing the foam easier later if you need to as you don’t have to remove contact glue from the camera. This 100% pure alcohol hand sanitizer-the cheap stuff without the moisturizer balls etc is the best. I obviously do not use any glue on the 2mm camera slots around the camera film area, just on the door. If you are going to replace the camera leather with self stick camera leather then the 100% alcohol works great for that too. Makes it easier to position before the alcohol evaporates. Just my 2¢. Thanks for the video !!
@@patrickhin4301 In a pinch, yes, but recommend you to replace the light seal after you finish shooting the roll of film already in the camera, assuming you need to seal the film door ASAP.
@@TheGizmoGarage My camera dates back from 1972 a parting gift from my dad going to university , i hardly use it until now , the camera works fine including the meter which i had to solder a piece of wire to the battery holder! The seals looks fine ,just wanted to make sure before using it for real hence my question! THANK YOU!
As a fellow lazy photographer I recommend gaffers tape, it leaves less residue, but really doing the light seals is easy, once you get the old crap off. Model plane paint thinner works better than alcohol,.
Hola: Tengo una OM2-SPOT PROGRAM y la palanca de arrastre de la película se ha bloqueado, no pudo moverla. Sabes como puedo hacer para que funcione? Muchas Gracias
The adhesive seals are a pita to work with. Interested in trying this, but I'm wondering how well the seals will hold up over time. Any update from anyone who completed this over a year ago?
Really depends on how often you shoot and change films. For me, after 2/3 roles in a few months, they are still working fine. If you change film weekly, you might want to do the job more often.
Sorry, I do not know why, I'm thinking the cocking mechanism probably needs to be serviced and is mis-aligned so shutter fires accidently when advancing.
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I've seen people including Dave Hancock (great channel on vintage cameras) who use yarn for the long thin seals next to the shutter. I think it works fine and it's way easier, for me. The hardest one for me is the shutter dampers, It takes a little more dexterity than I seem to posses.
Perfect. I am in the process of replacing the light seals on my vintage camera collection and cleaning off all the old glue residue is quite time consuming, so having a replacement solution without glue is terrific.
This technique you've recommended worked perfectly for me. TY. This was MUCH better than the kits with adhesive as they are very difficult to apply in the tracks. Yours worked like a charm. 👍
Thanks for this video, I was able to successfully clean and reseal my OM1, OM4TI and Nikon FM in under 2.5 hours
Thank you for this! I have two Olympus film cameras that need this type of love.
Thank you for making this video! You just saved me a lot of time.
I get self stick foam for the camera door and then use 100% gel hand sanitizer to put on the self stick foam to position it then the sanitizer evaporates and the self stick foam sticks to the camera. The 100% alcohol gel does not hurt the camera and makes removing the foam easier later if you need to as you don’t have to remove contact glue from the camera. This 100% pure alcohol hand sanitizer-the cheap stuff without the moisturizer balls etc is the best.
I obviously do not use any glue on the 2mm camera slots around the camera film area, just on the door.
If you are going to replace the camera leather with self stick camera leather then the 100% alcohol works great for that too. Makes it easier to position before the alcohol evaporates.
Just my 2¢.
Thanks for the video !!
Agree with you on the power of alcohol.
Can you not put a piece of black electrical on the outside perimeter of the door?
Not recommended because black electrical tapes deteriorates fast and will leave nasty residue on the camera damaging the cover
@@TheGizmoGarage Will it work temporarily ?
@@patrickhin4301 In a pinch, yes, but recommend you to replace the light seal after you finish shooting the roll of film already in the camera, assuming you need to seal the film door ASAP.
@@TheGizmoGarage My camera dates back from 1972 a parting gift from my dad going to university , i hardly use it until now , the camera works fine including the meter which i had to solder a piece of wire to the battery holder! The seals looks fine ,just wanted to make sure before using it for real
hence my question! THANK YOU!
As a fellow lazy photographer I recommend gaffers tape, it leaves less residue, but really doing the light seals is easy, once you get the old crap off. Model plane paint thinner works better than alcohol,.
Hola: Tengo una OM2-SPOT PROGRAM y la palanca de arrastre de la película se ha bloqueado, no pudo moverla. Sabes como puedo hacer para que funcione? Muchas Gracias
What the material of the light seal ? Many thanks
It is just high density foam
The adhesive seals are a pita to work with. Interested in trying this, but I'm wondering how well the seals will hold up over time. Any update from anyone who completed this over a year ago?
Really depends on how often you shoot and change films. For me, after 2/3 roles in a few months, they are still working fine. If you change film weekly, you might want to do the job more often.
Hi is there, is there any chance that you know how to fix an OM-1n when using the film advance, the shutter automatically fires?
Sorry, I do not know why, I'm thinking the cocking mechanism probably needs to be serviced and is mis-aligned so shutter fires accidently when advancing.
Is it bad my first inclination is to jam some electrical tape in there and call it a day? Lol
Ya because the electric tape leaves a nasty slimy residue, use the cheap foam cut into strips it’s cheap and fast and easy to repeat
Wrong foam. Get proper stuff. Where is the point saving two bucks? Genuine foam last forever these days
Foam is foam. I am using high density foam vs the cheaper low density replacement commonly found inside camera light seals.