InfoTech    Reprints from The Camera Craftsman 

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:
  • general repair techniques
  • a repair forum for readers
  • tips on specific repairs

 

Although The Camera Craftsman is no longer published, good quality photocopies are available of the most requested articles that appeared in the publication. The following reprints first appeared as feature articles in The Camera Craftsman. Generally speaking, the greater the number of pages and illustrations in a particular article, the more detailed and comprehensive the coverage. 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

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-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 3
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

A page from the Craftsman issue on the Minolta XD11.
Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.

 

A page from the Craftsman issue on the Nikon FM.
This article also covers repairs
on the mechanical Copal CCS shutter.

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