1960s Vintage 35mm Film Camera Restoration

[@JeffDvrx]

Dear everyone watching this: This is a cosmetic repair. The camera was in awful condition when they started working on it and it ended up looking very good, but they made a few mistakes that in the long run will make the camera not work properly. The biggest one is the amount of lubrication on the aperture and shutter mechanism, they put about 20 times the amount needed. It's ok since this is pretty much a toy camera (despite the fact that the top plate looks kind of like a good 60s camera), but if you own a camera that's actually good and needs repair *this is not the way to do it.* Take it to someone who actually restores cameras as a daily job, this is called a CLA and most service shops do it. In this case this was an extreme CLA, but a CLA nonetheless. Good video tho, I'm not hating on it :)

[@BeeBetu]

Thanks for your positive reviews. I admit that the things I do are not really good. I'm not a true CLA, but I'll try to do better. By the way, the lubricant here is a premium Lithium lubricant, which does not harden over time. Sorry about my English. Thank you againt!!

[@JeffDvrx]

@@BeeBetu haha you have the stuff to be amazing at restoring cameras if you keep working at it, no doubt about that! The issue with lubricant in shutters is that even a slight amount ends up getting everywhere in the lens, it gets on the aperture blades and then they stick. Im guessing this camera doesn't have that many shutter speeds so it probably doesn't matter that much, but on cameras with shutter speeds under 1/60 that's an issue. Eventually they don't close fully at any speed. But like I said, no doubt you are capable of being amazing at this so keep up the good work!

[@BeeBetu]

JeffDvrx I admire you and your understanding!! 😉😉😉

[@Shrek_Has_Covid19]

if anyone thinks this video is bad, just show them this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4qmg2qodt6Bn8U

[@JeffDvrx]

@@Shrek_Has_Covid19 - Hmm... Well yeah i guess you could get rid of mud like that - oh no, he's spraying the display? Well maybe it can handle it - wait dafuq is he doing to that poor lens - *OMG THE SENSOR LOL WTF*

[@thompsonevergreen8006]

lovely painted on dirt effect there

[@mrawesome9213]

You noticed that too? The fingerprints in the red "rust" are a nice touch.

[@toga941]

You got that painted dirt and corrosion off pretty well. All my cameras that are rusty like that are in the mechanisms too. Not just inside the film bay. So with some dish soap and spray paint, I can get mine in working order? Maybe I should try that on my old ford. Who knew dish soap removes rust and corrosion and restores paint?

[@oversharingturtle4462]

Please do not do anything this guy did

[@Vive-le-Canada-]

Dude, this is a fake video, it's rusty on the outside but unchanged on the inside, I'm 1000% sure they made it deliberately using chemical means, the inside is perfect but the outer shell looks like it's been soaked in water for a hundred years , I have repaired and owned about 30 Film cameras, I am sure this is a fake video, do not follow the method in the video to repair your camera

[@willieckaslike]

I have to salut these restorers simply for remembering where everything goes when re-assembling the project. No matter what it be !

[@grzegorz16100]

He filmed the disassembly so doesn't have to remember....

[@jerryrigsit5400]

Yup, I'm with you there.

[@morna45]

Yep. My feelings exactly.

[@jeepjoseph9036]

There's service manuals

[@JeffreyStulin]

Brilliant, fascinating, joyful. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@MrDeeperASMR]

From the removal and cleaning of every little detail to the replacement of heavily damaged parts, it is all done meticulously and precisely 😀

[@VictorMartinezU]

👌🏻I restored a yashica linx and it’s nice to see more people who recover this pieces of history ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@marceldemir7514]

My father has one, it's stopped working but is utterly beautiful!

[@TwiztedHarlequin]

Thanks for the entertainment, that was delightful to watch. Have a great day, kind regards from Germany!

[@vadimyakupov7351]

Wow. Second life! Great job, great pics. Very live it. Thank you.

[@yihshyangloo7199]

Good job. Precise work

[@Bumeo]

Love seeing old camera repair!!!

[@lucab1733]

It's fake

[@themightymind]

I am mesmerized. It was like hypnotic therapy watching this

[@mike1140]

This was extremely satisfying to watch.

[@jalechavez6042]

Súper...!!..Excelente....de vuelta a la vida ...ji ji ji ji.... Saludossss

[@radilfavaia6217]

What Language is it??

[@Stillmrnew]

Real or not, you watch Avatar and never question it's authenticity. This is relaxing and wonderful to watch. Thank you.

[@CaptainHoratioPugwash]

Avatar doesn't present its characters as real...

[@rafaelperez6189]

Unless soap can remove rust like it was chocolate powder over plastic, it is false.

[@mayovargas2761]

Wow all that and not a single word was said! Wow!! 👍😲

[@stephenyoud6125]

Amazing work, almost as complex as a watch

[@jammin8317]

Didn’t think it was possible! You have amazing skills!

[@whatsnext9512]

It's fake... the camera at the end, is this same camera before he dirtied it up on purpose and reasembled it...

[@Vive-le-Canada-]

Dude, this is a fake video, it's rusty on the outside but unchanged on the inside, I'm 1000% sure they made it deliberately using chemical means, the inside is perfect but the outer shell looks like it's been soaked in water for a hundred years , I have repaired and owned about 30 Film cameras, I am sure this is a fake video, do not follow the method in the video to repair your camera

[@alexparson4472]

I Don’t care for all the comments and whether the cameras is functioning or not it was a beautiful job of restoration and this will not work as a camera as so many people are saying who cares the restoration The painstaking work done it’s self is a piece of art.

[@sinlokemp]

Wow! Beautiful work of art.

[@blackmamba3427]

Awesome video and restoration

[@retiredarchitect3462]

wonderful photos at the end. Obviously the ones of your daughter make the project worth doing for yourself!

[@atolantobhattacharjee7862]

Beautifully Restored.

[@gregbrummett7762]

Awesome!!! I might have missed this or a new gasket wasn't inserted but I've always wondered where one would get that rear door seal. Those never lasted long on these 35mm cameras. thanks for video!

[@AMRP]

you professional restoration 👏 love from morrocco

[@delg2002]

Wow man. Beautiful job. Nice Fuji homage.

[@simons_pics]

Well done you have great skills and patience.

[@emilecrowther7706]

Beautiful, from start to finish!

[@AColambina]

that is just astonishing!

[@smithsmittyronnie1]

Thank you. So cool to se the pics you took with it. Keep up the great work

[@ΙωάνναΧαραλαμπιδου-δ2κ]

Phew!!! While you were fixing the lens i had an anxiety attack ... 😄😄😄👍👍

[@raysmohamed9152]

The patients of this guy....🤩🤩🤩

[@thomasbyg4795]

Such a pleasure you did not add a fucking music track!! THANK YOU!

[@tele_jun2871]

This sound is pleasing to the ear

[@bigfoot2950]

very good mate great job a new camera again

[@georgeshelton6281]

It's nice to have an old camera getting restored, for the first time ever.

[@edsonvanderlei777]

Amazing working congratulations!

[@V3kell]

It's a joy to see a camera being healed like this for a new life

[@lucab1733]

It's fake rust dude

[@V3kell]

@@lucab1733 I know

[@carltonphelps8088]

Beautiful.

[@graycheng888]

This is a great restoration.

[@tompaste387]

BRAVO

[@bobbobby5724]

Fantastic video.

[@KK-mr4fn]

I have this Meikai EL in 70's, My first camera, I use it for B & W only, because I can not affort color, very cheap but useful, most of my B & W are taken by this.

[@thomasbyg4795]

SPECTACULAR!

[@UrbanoModa]

Love Acros. Amazing video

[@dwayneharris3874]

Well done! I would have thought the camera was a write-off.

[@wernerfeil7900]

Das ist doch mal fein gemacht!

[@radilfavaia6217]

What Language is it??

[@wernerfeil7900]

@@radilfavaia6217 German!

[@eastriverpipefan]

Good vídeo

[@BrothersRestorationIndustry]

Good job

[@eslamali8864]

Greaaaaaaaat greetings to you from Egypt

[@zootgambale1]

Fantastic work! Honorable!!

[@ronagoodwell2709]

The encrustacean of gunk does indeed look deliberately applied. Play the video in reverse to see how it was done.

[@justinweier4099]

Agreed. If you've ever spent any time at all cleaning or restoring items with significant corrosion; this is not at all what it looks like. And these are not the kind of results you can expect. The top and lens components looked to be covered in "goo" to roughly simulate rust or brass corrosion. That it all wiped off without pitting to reveal a more or less perfect metal surface underneath; is proof positive that this video is a scam.

[@theblackswan84]

exactly, as it touched water it released colours immediately and came of with no effort.

[@matteorufini3500]

Yes, he does a bad fake aging before the “repair”! 🤣

[@SmithMrCorona]

A lot of these restorations are 85% fake. All old zippo-type restorations look like they've been jammed with potting soil. Same with this. Looks like it was smeared with chocolate sauce.

[@toga941]

Damn you noticed that as well? It looks like he just painted it to make it look dirty and old. If it looked like that on the outside and inside where the film goes, then how in the hell are all the mechanisms still intact and free? I have cameras that look like this for reals and they’re pretty much toast as everything is frozen up.

[@almac2598]

Don't apologise for your English. It's far, far, better than I can speak in any other language.

[@brianmyers13]

Say wha? There is no way that you can save that...wow. I guess you can! Great work!

[@ВадимЯстребов-щ5б]

Видос снят явно для тех кто любит посмотреть на чудо.Кто занимался этим реально, поймет,что камеру предварительно приукрасили,в ковычках говоря.При внешнем состоянии,внутри должно быть на много хуже.У него и шестерёнки крутятся,и винтики без проблем откручиваются .Видос для просмотров из любопытства.

[@develmen1]

так он еще и шестеренки со ржавчиной обратно засунул kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXTNommHasekn6s

[@M_I_Sha]

Полностью с Вами согласен!

[@jbliborio]

Anyway what amazing work you did! Congratulations!

[@hamdifouzai4713]

Great work Thank you for your video Greetings you and your beautiful girl from France

[@VictorCharlesEvans]

Tell you WHAT!! "THAT WAS A GREAT JOB"!!!

[@Tony-ot1nb]

awesone! the pictures are amazing!

[@javiersampedrocastro4477]

Amazing work man!! 🙌✨

[@pajamaman4832]

Omg that was so satisfying to watch!!!!!

[@walterfink9782]

I started my retail/wholesale/photographer career, in the early 1970's. I've seen many cheap early cameras like this one, but not this brand. The meter looked like the very old type, that did not use a battery. It probably took okay photos, though. We've come a long way, in photography. I worked in a pawn shop for two years. I was in charge of anything relating to photography. I had hundreds of great cameras and lenses, that needed repair, in one way or another. Only a few were repaired in my time there, and those repairs didn't fix the issue. The cameras came back worse, than they went in for. That was in the 90's. None were digital. But some were really nice cameras. I remember a Nikon F3 with motor drive. Clean. Other nice cameras as well. Not much was done with those hundreds of cameras and lenses, after I left. The pawn shop was turned into a parking lot, years ago.

[@constantinatanita1687]

How much is that if restored? Just an idea please? What's the year model? Thanks

[@walterfink9782]

@@constantinatanita1687 If you're talking about the camera shown here, I wouldn't bother restoring it. If you want an inexpensive 35mm film camera, I would check with pawn shops, camera repair shops and even camera stores. Maybe even garage sales. You should be able to find a nice working camera. Film and procesding/printing are still available. Who knows, you might find a digital camera in good condition. Be careful in your search. If you are knowledgeable about cameras, you should be okay. If not, take someone with you, that is. I worked in the photo industry for decades. I had my own business taking photos and I was even I evolved in professional sports. I also worked for Nikon. And I worked retail in camera stores. I know. Best of luck to you!

[@constantinatanita1687]

No plans to restore mine, got 3 old cameras here. I wanna sell them, 1970s, 80s, thanks

[@bryanotero123]

@@constantinatanita1687 oh hello there 😅

[@bryanotero123]

@@constantinatanita1687 what brand?

[@Bumeo]

I need more old camera repair. This just doesn't exist like this ....well not that I know of.

[@truefilm6991]

Well I think this is an excellent restoration. You know what you are doing with the screws, parts and springs. Yes, the amount of lubricant is way too generous, it can spread and spill. The 50mm lens is of course awful and very likely the back focus (distance from the lens to the film plane) is off, hence the rather soft focus, but you were lucky that there were no missing, broken, highly corroded or worn parts. Anyway: always love watching people restoring or modifying these old all-mechanical cameras (motion picture or still). Great stuff!

[@marcmasterson9365]

Hi Guys Wow That Was Great Impressed Iv Never Done A Retro Camera Before Keep It Up Stay Safe All Best M. England.

[@william0310tw]

That is both incredible & remarkable, nice work.

[@missilpeludo8813]

Well!!! Amazing video

[@hughsydney2620]

Great job, enjoying to watch. 👍

[@c.h.schouler6621]

Incredible. Kudos to you.

[@cozylab4280]

Its so satisfying. Make more videos like this!

[@Miricrafts]

Very fine restoration. 👍

[@mrCetus]

Nice restoration! Another film camera on field, great job!

[@oversharingturtle4462]

Mate this film camera will not be out on any field he destroyed the lens and from that much grease it will jam within a few weeks 😊

[@richardyeung6562]

Such a great job. 👍

[@wilkbor]

Great job.

[@grapaconlimon]

Great job!!

[@mantas68]

Wow! This is amazing. Have you ever considered a career as a surgeon? LOL. I'm not even really interested in cameras or photography and I found this video very fascinating. I love watching people taking old, battered things and bringing them back to life to be useful again. :)

[@terrywbreedlove]

Incredible 😃

[@EduardoRomero1965]

Really really good!

[@efeersoy9992]

You deserve a Nobel Prize, sir. Respect.

[@talhakurt8897]

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[@lucas.favaro]

Very good

[@Bokicazver]

Marvelous! Thank you...

[@mkv35]

я не верил до конца что ЭТО можно заставить работать.. автору - ты Золотые Руки. Лайк однозначно. p.s. Сам восстанавливаю старые объективы, но тут - уровень Бог

[@dosfernandez6124]

Treasure thing✨❤️

[@udayrathod6471]

Very very nice work 👌👍

[@itachi3966]

Good video keep making😉

[@lloydd.haugeniii2679]

Excellent restoration!

[@japanvintagecamera8869]

Meiko were the maker of the cheapest of Japanese cameras, in Japan they are usually referred as "toy" cameras. They were the kind of camera you would get as a gift if you had very cheap grandparents, or which you could get in America from a comic book ad. Some of them have a bit of value due to their rareness, they have become rare because they were usually thrown away when they stopped working, and most of them stopped working rather quickly.

[@melody3741]

This is super interesting thank you for the comment!!

[@valmonta3647]

This was really great I hope you to keep adding more other videos, subscribed

[@BeeBetu]

Thank you so much!

[@gomdoridoridori]

Wow!! very good~!!!

[@j.m.5917]

Amazing!!!

[@RESTORATIONOFSCRAPMETAL]

Great job buddy 👍

[@ohjajohh]

Wow, that's amazing

[@nazarettos6987]

Loved this video,good job. So pleasant to watch.

[@Флюр.Исламович.Мусавиров-у7и]

Так.Выходит.Что.Ему.61.Год.Вообще.Классно.Хорошо.Сохранился.На.7.ЛеМеня.Старше.Вообще.Люблю.Такие.Фотоаппараты.Особенно.Пленочные.Спосибо.За.Обзор.Очень.Интересно.

[@blithespirit7839]

AMAZING. You are amazing.

[@johnbrittoarokiasamy6933]

What a jop verry interesting 👍

[@myrestorations]

Simply amazing 👏

[@lolcec81]

Комментарий в поддержку канала и ролика, а также труда мастера отреставрировавшего фотоаппарат.

[@radilfavaia6217]

What Language is it??

[@lolcec81]

@@radilfavaia6217 Русский

[@mithunhaque]

Thank you for your wonderful effort for making such a great video by restoring that old camera! Was a lot of interesting video to learn how and what type of mechanism was used to use that day! But some how I feel that camera could've deserve a more detailing like using more cleaning against rust, using better quality colour, better cleaning inside the film chamber, little bit of more buffing against scratch etc. Otherwise 👍

[@toasty2324]

It's fake

[@lucab1733]

Fake

[@jonvincentmusic]

Well done. I have so much respect for people who can disassemble, restore and reassemble tiny old complex mechanical devices like watches and cameras. It’s like brain surgery on a gnat.

[@Myeong_ei]

Awesome!