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Mike
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 06:05 pm: | 
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I am looking over a nice cheapie AE-1 off ebay, the focussing screen seems to have a streak on it as if it were cleaned with something, and also the light seal is gone, just a black goo where it once was, where can i get that stuff?> it seems easy enough to replace, can anyone help me or point me in the right direction on either of these two things/?? |
Jon Goodman
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 06:26 pm: |
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Hi, Mike. Maybe I can help you on both counts. I can send you a light seal kit with everything you need to re-seal your AE-1 and 5 more cameras just like it for $6 (free shipping in the USA and only 80 cents to any other country in the entire world except for georgeous Canada..and that is 60 cents). I can also send you a set of specific instructions I have written detailing the correct and complete re-sealing of the AE-1 with images (via E:mail in a pdf file). How's that? To see the kit, please follow this link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30038&item=7559356168
Best regards,
Jon |
Stuart Willis
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 12:47 am: |
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As to the focusing screen.
These are acrylic. If the screen is marked then such will have been imparted from inside the mirror-box. Someone has probably tried to clean it with goodness knows what.
The chances of restoring it are next to zero.
Better to live with the imperfection because even if you could procure a pristine replacement focusing screen, the installation of such on an AE-1 is veritable nightmare. Replacing it is not a proposition.
You say "it seems easy enough to replace".
Tha fact is you cannot can access unless by extensive stripdown.
It is near impossible. |
Mike
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 04:27 am: |
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Thanks for your responses! As far as easy to replace, I meant the foam seals! And I will be ordering the kit from you, Jon, as soon as I can. |
Ed
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 09:06 am: |
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I could be that the streak is from the deterioted foam shock pad. Try isopropyl (not rubbing) alcohol on a Qtip--GENTLY. |
