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Jack Wiegmann
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Pushing the Kyocera Yashica Samurai's Date Past 2019
By simply allowing the Kyocera Yashica Samurai X3.0 to naturally pass into 2020, one is allowed to set the camera's date a decade further than regularly allowed by the camera.
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Nikon F100 Repair - Loose Hot Shoe and Defective Meter Selector
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My hotshoe on my F100 was wobbly, and unlike later DSLRs, the hotshoe screws are unfortunately screwed in from the inside-out rather than the outside-in, so the top must be removed to tighten them up. This video is a very, very basic explainer as to how to crack it open. I didn't remove the top plate again in the video as I didn't want to try my luck with 20 year-old adhesive again, but I did m...
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Full write-up here: drive.google.com/file/d/1raWiOHcQRY_VnmrfurWS-yddrP13omj2/view?usp=sharing Theoretical installation made in fulfillment of Prof. Anderson's FTV51 "Digital Media Studies" final project at UCLA.
Ornella on Love
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thoughts on a dictaphone, mixed with some photos taken the same night
Contax TVS - Broken Flex Cable Update
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Some deflating news related to the Contax TVS. Update: I'm wrong about the removal of the rewind plate. You NEED to remove all the adhesive from the Main FPC to remove the rewind plate and FPC. Here's the guide I scanned. Included is also a photo of how the cable sits in the camera, what the entire lens unit looks like, and what the cable on its own looks like. Good luck. drive.google.com/open?...
CONTAX RX Repair: Faulty Aperture Readout
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Issue I had with the CONTAX RX where the aperture feeler would show the wrong value. $290 quoted repair, 5-minute fix. Here's the manual: www.contax139.co.uk/documentation
Yashica T4 On/Off Repair (Minor)
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Here's a little video going over the removal of the front plate of a Yashica T4 in order to access the metal brushes that contact the board in order to turn the camera off. The lack of solid contact was obvious, and the lens would sometimes stay protracted after turning the switch off. When removing the front plate, all that was necessary was to clean the brush contacts and board with isopropyl...
Contax TVS - How To Leave Leader Out Upon Rewind
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How to make the Contax TVS leave the film leader out upon rewinding.
Contax G2 - How To Find Total Shot Count
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How to find total on-body shot count of the Contax G2 by entering it's Manual Adjustment Mode.
Contax TVS Achilles' Heel: "OFF" Displayed in Viewfinder
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UPDATE: I've done my best at trying to repair my model but unfortunately was dead-ended by a sealed inner lens chamber. Here's the update: ua-cam.com/video/QFQLoUVj18A/v-deo.html This is a common issue with all Contax TVS cameras. If you have one, it's living on borrowed time sadly. The part number is COPAL AEL-1011 and can be found on eBay. As specified in the repair manual, it was recommended...
Can this be done with the T2?
Many thanks for the video !. Regards from the UK.
WOW! Thanks. Probably nobody was left alive in the Samurai project to share this info?? or why didnt they put it in the manual? Kyocera changing ownership and they simply did not care anymore. Kyocera still exist today but only as a photocopier. I feel sad that normies will never know what a cool company they were and they had a huge impact in photography and the lives of hipsters. LOL.
Hi Greg, thank you for your comment. Kyocera is still the same company, they just have exited the camera market (other than F-mount lenses for industrial line cameras). The conversion to digital killed a lot of brands, unfortunately. They make much more than photocopiers -- they're still quite a successful company making ceramic (-cera) and electronic components for other products.
Great video, thank you. What about the other custom functions (20, 30, 40, 50, 60, & 70)? I can't find anything about these even in the manual.
Can you use the same trick to go past 2030?
are you worried about the voltage of the flash?
BTW. this trick doesn't work on the Samurai Z or Z-L. It does fall over to 2020 but you can't forward to years ahead. 🙁
very cool just found out the minty G2 i found in Japan has 851 shutter count
Great lifehack! Thanks a lot!
wow this is so neat, I've been using my Samurai for over a year and had no idea this was possible, thank you for sharing!
콘탁스 G1에서도 확인 가능함.
is 7000 a lot ?
Thank you so much, my heart dropped when my lenses were not coming out. This video saved my camera and my heart!
Amazinf vid. Could you share a page about this in manual? I want to try repairing 126mt..
Mine says FF on the Adjustment Item 09. What does this mean ? Does it say 00 when the total shutter count is below 10000 ? I have looked up the repair manual and it doesn't mention this.
Great mate ! How dis you find out this trick? Thanks
DO you have any suggestions for preventing damage to the flex cable in the first place? That would be a great video! I just got mine, Ima leaving it on the 28mm setting and to turn it off im not moving the lever all the way to the off position, just barely moving it off of 28.
Thanks for this video. I just ordered on and ill be sure to inspect it after arrival. Is it easy to replace the film counter lcd on these? The one i ordered is mint other than that lcd doesnt work.
great video! Another on/off button saved :)
my new g2 has only 555 shots ! was also wondering if you knew how to change the focus unit of measurement want to change from meters to feet if thats possible
Can this be done while the film is in the camera?
Thanks! Works on my 3.0. Sadly not on my Contax TVS data back… (also Kyocera…)
Hey man could you repair mine ?
so has anyone been able to fix this issue yet? just got a TVS from a friend and it seems to be a flex cable issue, also I dont know if this is a problem but the front part of the lens of my one can just be removed from the camera by pulling it?
I just tried this with my G2 that just purchased hours ago but I noticed that now the shutter isn’t firing. Is this somehow related?
Awesome!
Thanks a lot! Mein G2 hat 5785 shots!
This is incredibly beautiful
does anyone know if the LCD is supposed to turn off when the camera is powered off? Mine still shoes the frame counter even when powered off
this is normal
Thanks! This is a big help! This setting remains until changed again, correct? I was able to get it to work easily on mine but unfortunately my film count lcd is shot so I can't check what setting it is on each roll. I'd love for it to just stay on the leave film leader out setting.
I've had almost all versions of the Yashica/Kyocera Samurai (X3.0, X4.0, Z, Z2 and Z2/L to V-70 and the DG1300 and 2100) - they are generally quite fun but quite fiddly and prone to fungus/clouding of mirror and lenses. Why are they selling for such silly prices on ebay?
Is it available on the TVS ii?
I hope so. Can’t find a TVs ii repair manual
Hey! I have a T4 as well, and only wanted to clean the clear plastics from all the dust that gathered inside (the covers of viewfinder and autofocus sensors on the front plate). In order to remove the front plate, do i only need to unscrew the bottom screw or all the ones that you did as well? Cheers!!
question about the data back! how do you turn of the data imprint so no numbers appear on the film!?
Very simple: just press the MODE button until all you see are dashed lines.
Does this trick also work for 2030+?
was also curious on this. do you know if that's possible?
can tvsii Leave Leader Out??
Hey Jack. Do you know if this will work on other contax bodies (AX, for example)
I'm not sure, but the AX repair manual may be online!
I do have the same issue but it only happens sometimes like 1 or 2 times on a 36 roll and works perfectly fine after.
Also you can see how I've messed with my samurai, haha. I removed the hotshoe and "action grip". Tape is your friend!
Very cool! did you ever replace the internal battery?
I did! Not that hard of a task -- just one button cell (CR2025?) and a JIS + #00 screwdriver and you're in!
Very easy on the X3.0, very awkward on X4.0 as it is soldered to wires. Z/Z2 aren't too bad.
Nicely done...
damn mine has exactly the same issue。。。now im happy to know the issue and sad to know mine is beyond repairable
Hi Zach. It can be repaired! I just haven't brought myself to make a video update. Feel free to reach out to @awayrepairs on Instagram. He was able to figure it out 🙂
@@jackwiegmann hey Jack! Sorry somehow i missed your message until someone else "liked" my comment yesterday 😅😅. Here in Japan there's a company specialized in fixing contax cameras. I reached out to them for a quotation, and it was around 350 US dollars + minimum 6-month waiting in queue..... that's more than I can take so I waved goodbye to my tvs 🥲🥲 Thanks for your suggestion tho 🙏
Thanks for sharing, really helpful! Just took the diopter assembly apart to clean a bunch of fungus out of the viewfinder :)
Thanks man!!! 290 can buy a same camera... I appreciated people who still fix the camera, not scam camera users
thx for the video. at least i know how to open it. do you have advice to fix a non working flash ?
Just got a mint black G2 and glad it's only at 1080.
Not all screws have to be removed.
Any advice on how to fix a busted lcd screen
Hi there! I tried doing this and mike shows 1FC when putting on 08 and 09 same thing?
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