Links to Parts, Tools, Film, Information
Links to Parts, Tools, Film, Information
to Links
Directory
| ACE (All Camera Equipment) offers a directory for many camera-repair needs including information, tools, and parts. See, http://acecam.com/cr12ndex.html. |
| Cameraleather.com provides precut leather and leatherette (body covering) for a large variety of cameras. The site includes a list of supported cameras as well as instructions for replacing the leatherette. www.cameraleather.com. |
| Cleaningdigitalcameras.com provides a wealth of information on cleaning the sensor in a digital SLR as well as being a source for the materials you need. www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com |
| C.R.I.S. Camera Services markets Kyoritsu camera testers. The company also sells mercury battery adapters that allow you to use silver-oxide batteries in cameras designed for discontinued mercury batteries. www.criscam.com. |
| DAG Camera provides parts for vintage cameras including Leica, Minox, Canon Screwmound, and early Rolleiflex. www.dagcamera.com |
| Digi-Key Corp is an excellent source of electronic components including fuses and switches. www.digikey.com |
| eBay often has good buys on used cameras; it's also a source of camera-repair information and manuals. www.ebay.com |
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eFilmCenter. If your interests include motion-picture projectors, this site includes information on just about everything you might need—including film data, where to buy parts, and a projector lamp guide. www.film-center.com. |
Fargo Enterprises offers a
complete line of tools for camera repair. The company also markets
camera-repair books including the following LL Service Guides written by
L. Lyells of Infotech:
Check out the online tool catalog. You'll also find some camera and projector parts that are no longer provided by the factories. Contact: Curt Fargo. www.fargo-ent.com |
| Favorite Classics focuses on the repair of classic cameras. Includes repair articles, sources for manuals and books, and a repair forum where hobbyists can post their questions on specific repairs as well as messages, ads for parts cameras, and needed parts. www.kyphoto.com/classics |
| Film for Classics provides discontinued films in 126, 127, 620, and 828 sizes. The company also processes the films. www.filmforclassics.com |
| Ken Riley Photographics, a site devoted to antique and classic cameras, includes a forum for camera collectors, lots of links to related sites. www.krphoto.com |
| National Association of Photographic Equipment Technicians (NAPET). A nonprofit association of camera-repair shops and manufacturers that's now part of PMA (Photo Marketing Association International). www.pmai.org/index.cfm/ci_id/1855/la_id/1.htm. |
| National Camera Institute purchased the National Camera training program and continued to offer the correspondence course. Now the company sells the lesson materials individually rather than as a course. Contact: Don Marr. www.natcam.net |
| Photographic Solutions, Inc. makes excellent products for cleaning optics, including Eclipse lens cleaner and Pec*Pads wipes. www.photosol.com |
| Photography Community Web site - Read and write reviews for cameras, digital cameras and photography equipment, ask photography questions, and share photos. www.photographyreview.com |
| Shutterbug is a publication that provides a lot of information, both in the ads and in the editorial content. It's also a good source of used cameras for restoration or parts. Check the web site at www.shutterbug.net. |
| The Dust Patrol shows you how to obtain and use the special brushes for cleaning DSLR sensors (the dry method). www.thedustpatrol.com |
| The Society of Photo-Technologists provides technical materials and training programs for members. The SPT Journal is now published only on CD. Contact: Chuck Bertone. www.spt.info |
| Vintage Camera Online. A site devoted to vintage photography and cinematography. Includes resources to over 500 websites related to classic cameras and photography, a forum for an information exchange, and classified ads for buying or selling vintage cameras. http://www.vintage-camera-online.com |