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Zbkl09
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Posted on Thursday, February 05, 2009 - 09:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I purchased a Nikon FA for my daughter who is taking a photography class. The camera is in good shape, however, somehow she managed to unscrew the rewinder/door release from the camera. She then shut the back of the camera. I have all the parts to reassemble the camera, but need to know if there is a way to open the door without have to spend a fortune at a Nikon repair shop. Any help is appreciated.
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Rick_oleson
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Posted on Thursday, February 05, 2009 - 09:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Reach down into the hole in the top with a small crochet hook. Feel around for anything that you can catch and pull up on, particularly in the left-hand/forward quarter of the circumference of the opening. The ledge you're after should be about 1/2" below the top, but just keep feeling around and pulling up on anything that you can catch until it opens.
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Zbkl09
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Posted on Friday, February 06, 2009 - 07:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

That was the cure, thanks Rick

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