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camera repair.

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  1. Lens fungus removal: cleaning a Voigtländer Bessa I lens with ammonia and peroxide How to remove fungus from a Voigtländer Bessa I lens with ammonia and hydrogen peroxide, plus disassembly notes and re-calibrating the infinity focus.
  2. The best glue for camera leatherette: testing eleven options Testing eleven different glues and tapes for sticking camera leatherette, from contact adhesives and PVA to super glue and E6000, with one clear winner.
  3. Bronica S2A focusing screen saga: how 1mm of plastic taught me about camera tolerances Replacing the focusing screen on a Bronica S2A with a Rick Oleson Brightscreen, learning how tight the tolerances are on a 1970s medium format SLR.
  4. Re-skinning a Bronica S2A in faux snake skin Re-skinning the Bronica S2A in faux snake skin from Milly's Cameras. The full process, including the solvent test that worked and the cutting mistakes I made.
  5. Large format photography in South Africa: a landscape I am actually proud of, and a smashed camera A Cradle Moon shoot with the Stenopeika 4x5 and a Busch Aplanat. Got a landscape frame I am proud of, then dropped the camera and broke it.
  6. How I cleaned a dead fly off the prism of my Mamiya 528AL (a slightly cautionary tale) An honest writeup of taking apart a Mamiya 528AL to clean a dead fly off the pentaprism, with the benefit of hindsight on what I should have done differently.
  7. Mamiya 645J review: a budget classic I really liked, but eventually sold on The Mamiya 645J is the budget Mamiya 645. Cracking little camera, great lenses, comfortable handling. I sold mine to keep the Bronica ETRS instead.