Very helpful video, the Purell recommendation was extremely helpful as the adhesive backing on the foam strips grabs the nearest surface so makes alignment very challenging. It was to confirm the strip location with you as the instructions I got with the Amazon kit were poor, no mention of the three mirror bumper strips and shows an additional strip on the hinged back at the lefthand side lock which does not seem to be required. Now my F2, which I bought 45 years ago, is ready to provide service until I expire. Cheers!
I'm glad you liked the video, David. I don't think the seal near the hinge is required, but I placed one there anyway. The foam bumpers are a must to prevent small bits of old seal from falling on the film and everywhere else. Thanks for watching!
Great instructional video, thank you. Have to admit, I kept waiting for you to make a ‘happy little tree’ out of the foam with the Bob Ross vibes (meant as a compliment).
Very good presentation. Just uncovered an old black Nikkormat Ft2 I forgot I had. Gave up on 35mm in favor on medium format film years ago, but the sight of this old thing is inspiring me to revisit the smaller format. It's just such a beautiful piece of workmanship. Naturally the seals are toast. I am sure I will be benefiting immensely from this vid so much thanks, sir
Randy, very glad you found some benefit in the video! Good luck with your Nikkormat! I've always been a 35mm fan, but I would love to find a mint Pentax 67II. Thanks for watching!
I just purchased an F2AS and this was very helpful. RE: tools, I had the perfect setup that covered almost all the "tools" (other than the disposable items) ..... my dissecting kit from my college anatomy class did the trick. Only thing it missed was the plastic scraping/adjusting tool. 😀
I’m so glad to hear this video was helpful! The F2AS is one the greatest cameras I’ve ever owned. Hope you have many years of great service from yours 😀 Thanks for watching!
@@klofisch yeah, good thought! That should work for the everything except the mirror bumpers. It will certainly protect the shutter much better. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and thank you for watching!
At around 50 years old most 70s cameras are overdue for a light seal change. The last couple of cameras i've used synthetic seals - I hope they last even longer...🦘
Yeah, I hope they last a while! It's not a horrendous task, but I would be OK with never replacing them again! Thanks for the comments! Have a great day, Roy!
