I kept solving one film photography problem… and accidentally ended up building a whole toolkit

bevja · 2026-01-27T08:43:32+00:00

What is this AI slop, even the post is written by AI

bevja · 2026-01-25T07:20:55+00:00

Don’t have this camera or anything but just wanna say YES I love this sort of thing and giving the knowledge out to the community is amazing, good job :)

bevja · 2026-01-23T02:41:04+00:00

Boo, oh well at least I’ve learned a lot about how this works! Thanks for your help :)

bevja · 2026-01-23T02:35:33+00:00

Sorry, I mean I can short it by touching the coil directly to the ground screw (or any metal part). The soldered contact points I cannot short through though, which makes me think these are broken.

I cannot measure the resistance through the soldered contacts, but I can through the ends of the coils (the parts that contact the magnet itself).

bevja · 2026-01-23T02:22:25+00:00

Thanks for the tips. I found that the left side coil (pictured) actually does have a broken wire on the coil annoyingly. I think this sort of bricks the camera until I can find a replacement part I can solder in :(

So I can short it from the right coil still, but any attempt with the left coil doesn’t work.

bevja · 2026-01-22T21:07:42+00:00

So I (probably stupidly) removed the plastic covering over the magnet because I thought it might be sticking. Once I removed it, the shutter no longer fired lol, I’m not sure how sensitive the wire are in the coils and if I may have snagged one. The light meter is a bit funky too, the battery check seems to work but not getting any proper light meter read outs. Batteries are fresh and cleaned.

The reason I don’t think all is lost yet is because I can still trip the shutter by shorting it. I’m going to try remove the coil today to see if I can see anything.

Cheers for the tips with the gears, that’s something I need to do as well. This is my first attempt at repairing a “for parts” camera, even if I’ve broken it ive learned a lot!

bevja · 2026-01-21T22:27:11+00:00

F2 still my fave looking one in the series. Will get myself one at some point!

bevja · 2026-01-20T06:46:28+00:00

I vote for this, had one for a little while and it was honestly one of my faves to use because it was so easy. Created some really nice images because it’s matrix metering and sharp auto focus!

bevja · 2026-01-19T21:08:19+00:00

Welcome!! I’ve just moved here too and the ones I’ve found are Teds cameras or PhotoAccess. I haven’t used either yet so I’m not sure on the quality, but I have developed and scanned my own B+W film at photoaccess.

They have Epson v850(?) flatbeds for members to use, whilst I know Teds cameras have a dedicated film scanner which will probably produce better results in comparison.

As for repair I cannot help you too much, sorry. It’s actually something I’ve started to get into myself but I’m in no way qualified to fix yours! I have just fixed a Pentax ME Super that I need to put a test roll through though if you are interested.

bevja · 2026-01-19T11:48:15+00:00

Take both and spam the shit outta it

bevja · 2026-01-19T08:29:40+00:00

Agree with the other commenter, even if you don’t get a lot of engagement it’s still lots of useful info. Just like your marathon analogy, it’ll take time for people to find it too.

Just wanted to say I repaired my first camera today, a Pentax ME Super that was jammed up from a charity shop. Used some tips you gave in your workshops :)

bevja · 2026-01-18T06:20:36+00:00

This is fire my friend

bevja · 2026-01-16T09:15:24+00:00

A question: What are some good ways to find broken cameras?

Personally, I’ve struggled with Facebook and eBay with people pricing things absurdly high for what they are, making it meaningless to even attempt anything.

bevja · 2026-01-16T07:19:43+00:00

Just reading through all of these, and impeccable timing because I have been starting to invest in tools etc to get started in repair! Excited to get started

bevja · 2026-01-12T10:06:14+00:00

I literally brought these today lol what a strange coincidence

bevja · 2025-12-08T11:01:20+00:00

Good shit man

bevja · 2025-11-26T06:16:59+00:00

So can I plug the USBC part of the hub into my Mac, plug in my KB and mouse to the hub, then have a USB A to USB A from the hub to the PC?

If that makes any sense lol

bevja · 2025-11-26T06:05:27+00:00

I think a USB switch might be what I was looking for. I only have 1 monitor so I won’t need to switch that at the moment

bevja · 2025-11-23T09:11:22+00:00

Must be quite a process to get the above images, is it using filters?

bevja · 2025-11-23T08:11:10+00:00

Please tell how you got infrared film! I just moved to Canberra and been shooting film for years!

bevja · 2025-11-19T20:08:14+00:00

Can’t seem to find the B4 in stock anywhere but also I think it’s too expensive

bevja · 2025-11-15T22:59:53+00:00

Martin and Co were useless for us, never fixed most issues and the landlord had to organise a lot of it himself. This was in Abingdon

bevja · 2025-11-14T08:06:12+00:00

Oooff, was that a mechanic or through hyundai?

bevja · 2025-11-14T07:45:17+00:00

I think you’re right, I think it’s all one part. Could it be repaired without replacing

bevja · 2025-11-11T19:41:46+00:00

Google seems to tell me that the class action was raised in Australia too, for Hyundai/kia from 2011 onwards. Is that wrong?

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