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Repair for film camera?

Started Feb 17, 2020 | Discussions
moimoi
moimoi Veteran Member • Posts: 5,783
Repair for film camera?

Hi guys,

I recently acquired a beautifully preserved Konica FT-1 Motor camera, and the shutter works fine, but there are two things not working normally:

(i) the light meter does not turn on

(ii) the shutter only works once every 8 seconds, and the continuous shooting mode cannot be activated.

It looks like the problem is known, but can be fixed:

http://cameracollector.proboards.com/thread/8382/konica-ft-1-battery-problems

Do you know anyone who can repair this efficiently? Thanks for any insight / thoughts / information you may have

Cheers,

Max

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neilt3
neilt3 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,008
Re: Repair for film camera?

What part of the world are you in ?

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moimoi
OP moimoi Veteran Member • Posts: 5,783
Re: Repair for film camera?

neilt3 wrote:

What part of the world are you in ?

Washington DC. I was able to talk over the phone to Greg Weber from www.webercamera.com.   Looks like the camera can be fixed.

I got a very nice copy of the FT-1.  That camera was fairly advanced for its age.  It has continuous shooting, which is a very nice feature.

Cheers,

Max

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And back to Analog Photography as well, oh well!
"All we have discovered is that it starts with a single individual - always a child - and then spreads explosively, like the formation of crystals round the first nucleus in a saturated solution." Arthur C. Clarke (Childhood's End, 1953)

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neilt3
neilt3 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,008
Re: Repair for film camera?

Good luck in getting it fixed up again .

I'm in the U.K so the repairers over here won't be much point sending too .

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moimoi
OP moimoi Veteran Member • Posts: 5,783
Re: Repair for film camera?

neilt3 wrote:

Good luck in getting it fixed up again .

I'm in the U.K so the repairers over here won't be much point sending too .

Thanks.  I can't wait to play with this camera once it is fixed.

Cheers,

Max

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http://www.maximesiegler.com/
https://www.instagram.com/maxsiegler645/
And back to Analog Photography as well, oh well!
"All we have discovered is that it starts with a single individual - always a child - and then spreads explosively, like the formation of crystals round the first nucleus in a saturated solution." Arthur C. Clarke (Childhood's End, 1953)

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joelbolden Regular Member • Posts: 195
Re: Repair for film camera?

You might try Garry's Camera Repair at garryscamera.com.  They repair a number of different Minolta cameras among others.  They worked on my X-370(blown capacitors) and I just received back a Minolta SRT201.  Excellent work and reasonable prices.

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moimoi
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Re: Repair for film camera?

joelbolden wrote:

You might try Garry's Camera Repair at garryscamera.com. They repair a number of different Minolta cameras among others. They worked on my X-370(blown capacitors) and I just received back a Minolta SRT201. Excellent work and reasonable prices.

Excellent information, thanks. I will keep the reference. 🙏

Minolta forever

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http://www.maximesiegler.com/
https://www.instagram.com/maxsiegler645/
And back to Analog Photography as well, oh well!
"All we have discovered is that it starts with a single individual - always a child - and then spreads explosively, like the formation of crystals round the first nucleus in a saturated solution." Arthur C. Clarke (Childhood's End, 1953)

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