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Smata67
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Username: Smata67
Post Number: 1
Registered: 12-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 29, 2008 - 09:23 am: | 
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These have sat around for a bit and both are experiencing the same problem. The door doesn't engage when I close it. I have to "push" the edge of the film door inward, as if the door has stretched out a bit. See my attached picture, hard to explain in words, I know. Door might also be a bit loose when closed. Will replacing the light seal solve these problems? Are there any adjustments that can be done to the door to improve closing? The seals don't look particularly bad, but I may go ahead and replace anyway. What thickness of open cell foam should I use? I am thinking of making my own seal, not interested in a kit. |
Jon_goodman
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Username: Jon_goodman
Post Number: 17
Registered: 05-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 01, 2009 - 08:37 am: |
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Often I see this situation when somebody has pushed the film door too hard in the center. If you will open the film door and look critically at it, you may see it curves a bit to the middle. It doesn't take much deflection to goof things up, either. You can gently bend it back straight, and then things should get better for you.
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Aerowoof
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Username: Aerowoof
Post Number: 6
Registered: 02-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 07, 2009 - 06:50 pm: |
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you would be better off buying the seal kit from jon goodman.I bought the large ket for $14.00 enough to do about a dozen cameras.comes with very detailed instructions.the hardest part I found was cleaning the old foam seals from the camera.I go thru the instructions and cut all the pieces to size and place in a pill bottle.then spend the necassary time cleaning all the old seal residue from the camera can take a few hours.then replace the seals in a few minutes.I just got the pictures back from a nikon fe that I did as my second job and they are great.got the camera cheap due to a crank came off the rewind spool and could not open the back,came with all the parts.$26 great deal.the precut 2mm strips to go around the door are a real blessing good luck trying to cut them straight and uniform |
Teraforce88
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Username: Teraforce88
Post Number: 13
Registered: 08-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 26, 2010 - 09:27 pm: |
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Regarding the film door issue, I had the same problem with my Minolta XE-7 (except the door was nice and tight when shut). In addition to the film door itself being bent, you might want to check the latches on both the film door and the camera body to see if they're bent. The film door latch on my XE-7 was bent (along with the door itself). Bending the latch back, along with pushing the left end of the film door when open (to bend the door back) fixed the issue. |
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