From Scratch to Finish - How to restore a Broken 1967 Nikon Nikkormat FTN
This time, I made a video about the repair and restoration of Nikomat FTN. Nikomat(Nikkormat) FTN is a very popular and affordable 35mm film camera even nowadays. The Nikomat FTN used the copal square metal blade shutter which is well-built and can last for long long time.
This one was jammed due to oxidation and the light meter wasn't working too. I tried my best to restore this one and hope you get some useful information from my video. I also provide some links of the product that I used in the process. Enjoy watching!
Chapters
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00:00 Intro
02:53 Disassembly
13:36 Shutter speed control unit.
29:51 Shutter blades unit.
35:50 Readjusting shutter speeds.
38:03 Working on the mirror box.
55:59 Lightmeter unit.
01:01:14 Cleaning the main body.
01:04:00 Reinstalling the shutter unit.
01:05:46 Reinstalling the mirror box.
01:07:32 Repainting the body covers.
01:16:43 Cleaning the selector rings.
01:20:50 Adjusting the metering and focusing.
01:22:31 Reinstalling the rest of the parts.
01:30:47 Final check and test shots.
Copal Square shutter service manual - https://archive.org/details/manualzil...
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