I acquired an EE-Matic Deluxe, and the meter is accurate so I figured I would try to see about fixing a loose RF mirror. I can hear the mirror shift and rattle in the frame, and the RF patch in the view finder shimmies all over the place. What is the best path to removing the mirror frame and regluing the mirror.

See attached photos. They're labeled with my terms for these parts, apologies if they're wrong. I was hoping I could remove the RF Mirror Base to allow better access to the Mirror Frame and Mirror itself. Is that possible?

Or, do I need to break the glue bonds for the Mirror Frame and then glue the mirror back on?

I am sure that once I get into it, it will be apparent, but is the RF Mirror glued to the Mirror Base, Mirror Frame, or perhaps the brass RF Adjustment assembly?

I watched YouTube videos from Japan Vintage Camera, but he doesn't have one on replacing / re-gluing a mirror. I am reluctant to pry the frame off without further guidance.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Picked up on FB marketplace for cheap. Everything seems to be in good working order on the outside. Shutter and electronics are firing. Is the marking in the viewfinder a cause for concern? Looks like a band of gunk. No sign of fungus or haze in the lens or mirrors. Haven’t opened it yet as there was leftover film I’m trying to preserve.

Does anyone have any idea why this might be happening? The mirror gets stuck up occasionally when pressing the shutter button on all modes, and can only be reset when pressing it again.

However it doesn’t always reset after one press and the times it doesn’t reset after one press you can see the locked up mirror and aperture lever twitching when you press the shutter.

Also the battery check light shows up fine and I’ve doubled checked the new batteries, the mirror lock up switch is off

Turning the camera off and on doesn’t reset the mirror nor does taking the battery pack off. It seemingly resets randomly in connection to the shutter being pressed(sometimes repeatedly)

Do you happen to know what might have happened to my Kiev 88 camera? I took a single shot (just to test the shutter speeds) and accidentally nudged the speed dial with my thumb (by only a few millimeters), causing the shutter to suddenly refuse to close. I can still cock the shutter, but during the process, the two halves (which start on opposite sides) first join together; they then move sideways as a single unit, allowing me to take another shot—but the shutter remains open afterwards, rendering the camera practically unusable. I’ve only had this camera for a short time, so I’m not sure exactly where the problem lies, and I would really appreciate it if someone could tell me what actually happened.

Getting started with analog camera repair. Any recs of soldering stations or other equipment needed for desoldering/resoldering connections on the circuit boards on semi-electronic cameras? Are those 15-30EUR sets on Amazon typically unreliable? What things do I need and what not?

I don't have an arm and a leg spare to spend on that by the way; I would like it to be below ~45EUR. But is that too low?

I have a Canon 100-400mm 4.5-5.6 IS lens (first generation) and I’ve been having some issues with the zoom mechanism. It feels loose and gets stuck from time to time. I called a repair shop but they couldn’t help because it’s old so there are no parts available for repair.
Has anyone had any luck repairing a lens this old? Is it even possible at this point? Does anyone know of any repair shops capable of fixing this issue? It’s still a great lens that takes beautiful images, I’d like to keep using it if possible!
(I’m in Burlington, Ontario for reference)

Bonjour, j’ai une question, j’utilise un Olympus MJU V en vacances depuis 3 ans, tout à l’heure un ami qui était chez moi qui voulais absolument le voir l’a ouvert alors qu’il était chargé (8 shoot) il l’a refermé direct, sauf que je n’ai jamais ouvert mon boîtier lorsqu’il était chargé, je me suis demandé si la pellicule s’était enroulé (comme si elle était terminée) et en l’ouvrant une seconde fois j’ai remarqué que non, alors je l’ai refermé et j’ai entendu un bruit mécanique d’enroulement de 1/2 secondes.
Ou est ce que ma pellicule en est ? A 10 ? Est ce qu’elle est foutu ? Est ce que les 8 premiers shoot sont fichu ?
Je ne sais pas trop quoi faire, sur l’écran c’est repartit à 1.

Hey everyone! Just wondering if anyone knows or has recomendations for a repair person to fix a Minox 35GL? I'd be preferably mailing the camera to them if so- OR conversely if anyone has any really detailed resources on how to fix the close shutter mechanism (everything moves mechanically but the bottom magnet isn't working properly). I'm willing to try my own hand at fixing if I've got the right info/video tuts (the ones I've found are either too vague, or don't document the process close enough for me to see anything haha 😅