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Streetlife
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Username: Streetlife
Post Number: 12
Registered: 10-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 11:10 am: | 
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Hi all. My Yashica 35ME has what looks like a tiny hair/thread of cotton stuck on one of the internal lens surfaces. Anyone advise how to get inside. I have a very similar lens unit from an old Fujica to practise on so I’ll do the surgery on that a few times before attempting it on the Yashica.
All the best.
Scott. |
Howpow
Tinkerer
Username: Howpow
Post Number: 10
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 11:24 pm: |
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Hi Streetlife. A word of caution. I recently replaced the seals on my 35-ME and used Isopropyl(rubbing) alcohol to remove the sticky residue as I have done on many cameras in the past. However some got on the front viewfinder lens (there are a pair of them) and turned them opaque. If you get this far in your tinkering be very careful, the plastic is very easliy damaged.
As to opening the lens, I'm not sure how you get into these. The lens/shutter appears to be identical to the Konica C35, so it may pay to search the C35 threads as they are far more common. |
Streetlife
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Username: Streetlife
Post Number: 13
Registered: 10-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 09:49 am: |
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Thanks Howpow, I'll keep a sharp eye on the fluid as I'm going to replace the light traps soon.
All the best.
Scott. |
