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Anders Gidenstam
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 10:09 am: | 
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Hi,
I have a Fujica AZ-1 with a flaky lightmeter: sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. The whole shutter button assembly is a bit wobbly so the problem might be there, though I have not managed to find any correlation between "wobbling" of the shutter and the meter working or not. Does anyone know if there is a repair manual for this camera available somewhere or have other suggestions?
Regards
Anders Gidenstam |
Stuart Willis
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 07:18 am: |
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First pressure on the shutter-release button makes the electrical contacts to activate the metering. I don't have an AZ-1 before me whereby to verify what follows here - but I recall that unlike the AX-1 model, the shutter speed dial of the AZ-1 can be tightened without any dismantling of the camera. The ring immediately outside the shutter release plunger is screwable to tighten - I believe. If it is loose it should be very easy to turn. Otherwise go no further. |
Anders Gidenstam
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 04:35 pm: |
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Thanks!
However, I don't think the ring around the shutter button can be rotated (or at least not unwind itself) as there is a small screw in the back of it that (probably) goes into a groove in the back of the shutter button. Picture of AZ-1 shutter button.
Regards
Anders |
Stuart Willis
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 10:04 pm: |
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Wow ...My humble apologies Anders.
I have five different Fujica SLR models in my Collection and each one has been restored from "dead" status. They all vary a little in the detail but are fundamentally pretty much the same.
But I don't have an AZ-1 and what you show in your picture is not what I believed to be the configuration.
Write off my earlier email Anders. I cannot be of specific reliable constructive help.
There is little doubt that the set screw in the shutter release hub retains the plunger but even if you lift out the plunger it is doubtful you would gain access to the electrical contacts.
The contacts are in one of two places.
Either on the chassis under the top-plate - or, under the baseplate. The shutter release plunger transfers right down into the baseplate and this is where I would be looking in the first instance.
There are two or three contact sets and several soldered joints between the battery compartment and the metering user interface. There could be a dry joint, some corrosion or mucky contacts anywhere in that circuit. Such are the joys of electronics in cameras ;-(
Stuart Willis |
Anders Gidenstam
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2004 - 06:23 am: |
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No problem, any help or advice is appreciated. 
I'm not sure if I'll dare to try to take it apart or if I'll just get an external light meter instead. I recently aquired a FED-3 so a external meter is high on my wishlist anyway..
Best Regards
Anders |
