Replacing the Light Seals on a Nikon F2AS Vintage Camera
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- An instructional video explaining how to replace the light seals on a vintage camera. Photographer Michael Scott captures all footage and images.
In this video, I cover replacing the light seals on a Nikon F2AS vintage camera. This video covers everything you need to know to remove old seals and prep the camera for new seals. I also provide details of all materials and tools required and recommended methods for their use and application.
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Extra foam seals and cutting tools - Michaels
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It may not be necessary, but I recommend putting two seals on the door. One on the hinge side and one on the other side of the door. This helps put resistance on the door to keep it closed tightly.
While watching this, I forgot I wasn't listening to Bob Ross giving a painting tutorial. Very encouraging, soothing and calming. Off I go to make some happy little accidents (but not with replacing light seals because you gave good advice).
Glad you found the video useful. Thanks for the compliment, and thank you for watching.
Followed this video today and it made the process super straightforward. The purell tip is a godsend. Thank you!
My pleasure! So glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Very helpful video, the Purell recommendation was extremely helpful as the adhesive backing on the foam strips grabs the nearest surface so makes alignment very challenging. It was to confirm the strip location with you as the instructions I got with the Amazon kit were poor, no mention of the three mirror bumper strips and shows an additional strip on the hinged back at the lefthand side lock which does not seem to be required. Now my F2, which I bought 45 years ago, is ready to provide service until I expire. Cheers!
I'm glad you liked the video, David. I don't think the seal near the hinge is required, but I placed one there anyway. The foam bumpers are a must to prevent small bits of old seal from falling on the film and everywhere else. Thanks for watching!
The Purell tip took a 2 hour job in the back grooves (that failed anyway) to a successful 10 minute job. Thank you!
My pleasure! Glad it helped! One of the best things about TH-cam is being useful 👊😀
Great instructional video, thank you. Have to admit, I kept waiting for you to make a ‘happy little tree’ out of the foam with the Bob Ross vibes (meant as a compliment).
Haha! Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video! Now you have me thinking about a Bob Ross reference in a future video 😃 Thanks for watching!
Very good light seal replacement, it sure is helpful to see what items are needed to get the light seal replaced in the best possible way.
Hello, Agnetha! Glad you found that helpful. For me, it certainly helps to lay out everything in advance. Thanks for commenting!
@@ScottymanPhoto You're very welcome.
Very good presentation. Just uncovered an old black Nikkormat Ft2 I forgot I had. Gave up on 35mm in favor on medium format film years ago, but the sight of this old thing is inspiring me to revisit the smaller format. It's just such a beautiful piece of workmanship. Naturally the seals are toast. I am sure I will be benefiting immensely from this vid so much thanks, sir
Randy, very glad you found some benefit in the video! Good luck with your Nikkormat! I've always been a 35mm fan, but I would love to find a mint Pentax 67II. Thanks for watching!
I just purchased an F2AS and this was very helpful. RE: tools, I had the perfect setup that covered almost all the "tools" (other than the disposable items) ..... my dissecting kit from my college anatomy class did the trick. Only thing it missed was the plastic scraping/adjusting tool. 😀
I’m so glad to hear this video was helpful! The F2AS is one the greatest cameras I’ve ever owned. Hope you have many years of great service from yours 😀 Thanks for watching!
Fabulous video to help us do the job correctly. Thanks.
You’re very welcome, Paul! Glad I was able to help!
I want to make a comment with all due respect: the video is very good and I found it very useful for the job of replacing the seals, but I think Scottyman has put the rear vertical seal on the wrong side of the door.
He puts it on the side of the door where the hinges are, but the right side is the one where the bolt is.
I have three Nikon F2s and, when I bought them, all three had a single vertical rear seal: on the side of the door where the bolt is. None of my three F2s had any seals (or traces of seal or glue) on the side of the door where the hinges are.
Another thing: Scottyman uses the ‘US Camera’ light seals set, which is the only one that has a single rear vertical seal (narrow, for the side of the door where the bolt is).
Seal sets from other manufacturers (Antikea, eTone, Le Prestige Camera Japon, etc.) have two vertical rear seals (one wider than the other), one for each side of the door. In theory, the narrowest is for the side of the door that has the bolt and the widest for the side of the door that has the hinges. But as I said before, none of my three F2s had seals or remnants of seals on the door side of the hinges.
Sorry for my English (Google Translate).
Alfonso
Madrid (Spain)
@@fonbarrada Thank you for mentioning this. You are correct, my friend. It’s not in the video, but I did place a light seal on both sides of the door. However, you are correct; most light-seal kits only come with one seal for the non-hinge side of the door. Indeed, I don’t think putting a seal on the hinge side is necessary, but it does seem to keep the door tight when closed. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts.
Awesome tutorial mate!
Thank you, Buddy!
Nice work!
Thank you, Mr. C!
I would recommend to set Mode "T" and push the release button. So the Curtain is out of reach for any tool and also the mirror is out of the way.
@@klofisch yeah, good thought! That should work for the everything except the mirror bumpers. It will certainly protect the shutter much better. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and thank you for watching!
Looking to replace my seals on my f2, what's that paper your using to cover the shutter,m
I use scrap inkjet paper, but a business card works well too.
is it purell that hand sanitizer thing?
Yes! Purell is a brand of hand sanitizer. It’s recommended because it doesn’t have any sent added and drys well!
@@ScottymanPhoto Thank you. 😊
@@johnmarkpadillo3374 you’re welcome, John!
@ScottymanPhoto purell really is a life saver. Its easier to move the seal around. Just changed my camera light seals. Thank you man.
@@johnmarkpadillo3374 you’re welcome, John! Glad I was able to help!
one word. Yarn
Yarn will do the job. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.
At around 50 years old most 70s cameras are overdue for a light seal change.
The last couple of cameras i've used synthetic seals - I hope they last even longer...🦘
Yeah, I hope they last a while! It's not a horrendous task, but I would be OK with never replacing them again! Thanks for the comments! Have a great day, Roy!