The Beauty of Vintage Stuff
Appreciate. Use. Repair.
From cameras and HiFi equipment to antiques and fine art. Discover my personal tips on how to use and DIY restore/repair your “dated” belongings.
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Canon A-1: Disassembly, Repair, Adjustment, and Testing
The Canon A-1 is an impressive SLR film camera, made in the late 1970s in Japan. This post collects all my disassembly, repair, adjustment, and testing posts on this camera.
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My Boombox
Some time ago, I built a DIY boombox. In a series of posts, I describe its fundamental concept, how I built the cabinet, and how I installed the technical components.
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Canon A-1: Troubleshooting With an Oscilloscope – Part 6: The T/A Signal
Part 6 of ‘Troubleshooting With an Oscilloscope’ describes the T/A signal, how you can measure it, and what are common problems with this signal.
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Part 5 of ‘Troubleshooting With an Oscilloscope’ describes the SYNC signal, how you can measure it, and what are common problems with this signal.
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Elmo 1:1.2 25-50mm: How to Disassemble
The Elmo 1:1.2 25-50mm lens for Super 8 projectors is said to be very hard to disassemble. I’ll describe the procedure I use.
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