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National Camera published The Camera Craftsman as a bimonthly
camera-
repair
magazine. The Camera Craftsman included feature articles
covering
step-by-step
repair
instructions for specific cameras as well
as a
variety of
other articles
including:
When National Camera closed, Infotech obtained the copyrights
to The Camera Craftsman. Infotech now provides good quality photocopies
of the main
articles from past issues. The following reprints first
appeared as feature articles in
The Camera Craftsman. Order by the catalog # and title. Format—8½"
x 11", 3-hole, loose-leaf. For the short articles, click
here or on the
NEXT button at the bottom of this page.
Cameras—Still and Movie
|
Catalog # |
Title |
#
Pages |
#
Pics |
Price |
|
CC-01 |
Agfamatic 2000 Pocket Sensor 110 |
3 |
5 |
$1.50 |
|
CC-02 |
Argus Pocket Carefree 110 |
4 |
8 |
$1.50 |
|
CC-03 |
Beseler Topcon Auto 100 (Topcon Uni) |
7 |
2 |
$2.00 |
|
CC-04 |
Canon AE-1 |
70 |
173 |
$21.00 |
|
CC-05 |
Canon F-1 (old) |
35 |
95 |
$10.50 |
|
CC-06 |
Canon MF Motor Drive (for F-1) |
29 |
81 |
$9.00 |
|
CC-07 |
Ciroflex |
3 |
11 |
$1.00 |
|
CC-08 |
Eumig Mini Zoom Reflex 3 |
12 |
28 |
$3.50 |
|
CC-09 |
Exakta RTL 1000 |
4 |
7 |
$1.50 |
|
CC-10 |
Fujica ST801 |
25 |
60 |
$7.50 |
|
CC-11 |
GAF SS 250XL |
54 |
130 |
$16.00 |
|
CC-12 |
Honeywell Pentax ES |
24 |
56 |
$7.50 |
|
CC-13 |
Keystone 808EE 8mm Zoom |
3 |
11 |
$1.00 |
|
CC-14 |
Konica Autoreflex T3* |
33 |
89 |
$10.00 |
|
CC-15 |
Leica M-Series, Factory Tips* |
7 |
21 |
$3.00 |
|
CC-16 |
Leica M-5 |
14 |
27 |
$4.50 |
|
CC-17 |
Leicaflex |
17 |
61 |
$5.00 |
|
CC-18 |
Minolta XD11 |
56 |
128 |
$17.00 |
|
CC-19 |
Minox B |
3 |
8 |
$1.50 |
|
CC-20 |
Nikonos II |
6 |
10 |
$2.00 |
|
CC-21 |
Nikkormat FS, FT, FTn |
8 |
37 |
$2.50 |
|
CC-22 |
Nikkormat EL |
45 |
126 |
$13.50 |
|
CC-23 |
Nikon FM* |
40 |
114 |
$12.50 |
|
CC-24 |
Olympus OM-1 |
28 |
86 |
$8.50 |
|
CC-25 |
Olympus OM-1 Changes |
5 |
12 |
$1.50 |
|
CC-26 |
Pentax ES see, Honeywell Pentax ES |
|
|
|
|
CC-27 |
Retina Reflex |
12 |
31 |
$4.00 |
|
CC-28 |
Ricoh 500 |
4 |
11 |
$1.50 |
|
CC-29 |
Rollei SL35 |
10 |
24 |
$3.00 |
|
CC-30 |
Yashica Electro 35 Tips |
3 |
4 |
$1.50 |
|
CC-31 |
Yashica FX-1 |
5 |
9 |
$2.00 |
*scroll to bottom of page for
description
Electronic Flash
|
Catalog # |
Title |
#
Pages |
#
Pics |
Price |
|
CC-32 |
Set of 5 electronic-flash articles |
42 |
118 |
$8.50 |
The set includes general repair and troubleshooting
information as well as an explanation of the operation of automatic
electronic-flash units from quench tubes to thyristors. The electronic-flash set consists of the following articles
(not supplied individually):
|
Title |
# Pages |
# Pics |
|
Braun F-80 |
5 |
8 |
|
Honeywell Auto Strobonar 772 (includes
general troubleshooting, operation, and repair information that applies to other
electronic-flash units as well) |
10 |
28 |
|
Kako 77 |
5 |
17 |
|
Rollei E34C and E36RE (includes
explanation of quench-tube and thyristor control of automatic
electronic-flash units) |
20 |
57 |
|
Troubleshooting Ready-Lamp Circuits |
2 |
8 |
Lenses
|
Catalog # |
Title |
#
Pages |
#
Pics |
Price |
|
CC-33 |
Set of Lens Articles |
48 |
119 |
$14.50 |
The lens set consists of the following articles (not supplied individually):
|
Title |
#
Pages |
# Pics |
|
Berthiot Paris Pan-Cinor f34/24-100mm Zoom |
1 |
none |
|
Canon FD f1.8/50mm SC |
2 |
none |
|
Contax RTS Planar f1.4/50mm |
3 |
11 |
|
Hasselblad Sonnar f5.6/250mm |
1 |
none |
|
Hasselblad, removing the Synchro-Compur 0-MXV shutter
from the Planar f2.8/80mm |
1 |
none |
|
Hasselblad, removing the Synchro-Compur 0-MXV shutter
from the Sonnar f4/150mm |
1 |
none |
|
Honeywell Lumetar 1250mm Mirror Lens and
Vivitar Series 1 Macro Auto Zoom 70-210mm |
12 |
30 |
|
Leitz Elmar f3.5/5cm, Leitz Elmar f4/90mm, Kowa SE f1.9/50mm,
Voigtlander Super-Dynaret f4/135mm |
2 |
none |
|
Leitz Summitar f2/5cm, Pentax SMC Takumar
f1.4/50mm |
1 |
none |
|
Minolta Auto-Wide Rokkor-SG f3.5/28mm |
1 |
none |
|
Auto-Nikkor f1.4/50mm |
3 |
10 |
|
Nikkor-P 180mm f/2.8 |
3 |
11 |
|
Nikkor-Q Auto f4/105mm |
1 |
none |
|
Nikkor-P f2.5/105mm, Nikkor-S Auto
f1.4/50mm, Auto Nikkor-S f1.4/58mm |
1 |
1 |
|
Olympus OM-1 f1.4/50mm |
2 |
1 |
|
Servicing the Auto-Diaphragm Lens |
13 |
55 |
Photographic Electronics
|
Catalog # |
Title |
#
Pages |
#
Pics |
Price |
|
CC-34 |
Set of 5 Photographic-Electronics Articles |
36 |
84 |
$11.00 |
The Photographic Electronics set consists of the following
articles (not supplied individually):
|
Title |
#
Pages |
#
Pics |
|
Basic Photographic Circuits, Part I Servo
Exposure-Control Systems |
8 |
21 |
|
Basic Photographic Circuits, Part II SLR Memory
Systems |
11 |
23 |
|
Basic Photographic Circuits, Part III Digital
Photographic Circuits 1 |
6 |
9 |
|
Basic Photographic Circuits, Part IV Digital
Photographic Circuits 2 |
6 |
20 |
|
Basic Photographic Circuits, Part V Digital
Photographic Circuits 3 |
5 |
11 |
|
Catalog # |
Title |
#
Pages |
#
Pics |
Price |
|
CC-35 |
A Basic Course In Digital Electronics, Parts I~IV |
15 |
34 |
$4.50 |
General Servicing Information
|
Catalog # |
Title |
#
Pages |
#
Pics |
Price |
|
CC-36 |
Set of General-Servicing Articles |
19 |
51 |
$6.00 |
The General-Servicing Set consists of the following articles
(not supplied individually):
|
Title |
#
Pages |
#
Pics |
|
Calculating Curtain-Travel Times |
2 |
1 |
|
Common Repairs on the Canon AE-1 and Pentax ME |
2 |
4 |
|
Fresnel Screens, What You Should Know |
2 |
3 |
|
Measuring Lens Flange to Film Plane Distance |
4 |
15 |
|
Mechanical Focal-Plane Shutter Tester |
2 |
4 |
|
Repairing Cross-Threaded Helical Mounts |
2 |
5 |
|
Silvering Mirrors |
3 |
11 |
|
Vernier Caliper Standard for Adjusting Rangefinders |
2 |
6 |
Featured Craftsman Reprints
Here are some of the most popular of our
Craftsman articles:
Factory Tips on the M-Series Leicas. CC-15. National Camera
visited Leica to gain inside repair information on the M-Series Leicas.
By L. Lyells of Infotech and Monty Witt. Here's
valuable information you won't find in the factory repair manual. 7 pages, 21
illustrations. $3.00.
Konica Autoreflex T3. CC-14. A complete coverage of the Konica Autoreflex T3
done with the cooperation of the Konica Camera Company. By L. Lyells of
Infotech. 33 pages, 89 illustrations. $10.00.
The Leicaflex. CC-17.
Detailed coverage of the original Leicaflex, the model with the battery
compartment at the top front of the camera. Written by Bill
Conley, a working
technician with repair experience on the Leicaflex. 17 pages, 61
illustrations. $5.00.
Nikon FM. CC-23. The first of Nikon's compact 35mm SLR's, the
match-needle FM was a companion to the fully automatic FE. Mechanically
the two cameras are almost identical. The FM
article also covers repairs
on the mechanical Copal CCS shutter. Click on the thumbnail at the right
for a sample page from the Nikon FM article. By L. Lyells of Infotech. 40
pages, 115 illustrations. $12.50.
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