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Larry Cordeiro
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 23, 2004 - 06:49 pm: | 
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Hello,
I recently purchased a Minolta Hi-matic 7 on e-bay that looks to be in good condition. However, I would like to remove the top of the camera to clean the rangefinder glass. Can anyone give me direction, and or tips to complete this task?
Regards,
Larry Cordeiro |
Stuart Willis
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 12:01 am: |
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Film rewind knob unscrews conventionally.
Then remove the top-plate cover screw as dead centre rear in the skirt of the top-plate.
With fine-point pliers unscrew the film advance lever centre cap then lift of the lever.
Top-plate then lifts off clean.
By all means clean the eyepiece optics but even though Minolta makes perhaps the most durable beam-splitter in the business - do not attempt to clean such. The beamsplitter is the semi-silvered diagonal glass in front of the eyepiece.
If you try to clean it you will remove the soft coated semi-silvering and theafter - no rangefinder image.
Stuart Willis |
Jan Dvorak
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 01:50 pm: |
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Actually, I believe the semi-silvering is only on the side facing the eyepiece ocular. As long as that side is not touched, all should be fine.
Cleaned many Hi-Matic, Canonet, Konica S2 etc. finders this way.
All the best,
Jan |
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