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Painting a Canon Rangefinder Camera
Painting a Canon Rangefinder a cream ivory colour
Nathan
Aug 11, 20241 min read
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A look inside the original Asahi Pentax SLR
The Asahi Pentax (AP) SLR was the first pentaprism SLR made by Asahi Pentax in 1957. This camera was in very good external condition,...
Nathan
Jan 14, 20241 min read
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Full restoration of Dolland & Aitchison 8x32 ‘the Luma’
This pair of Dolland & Aitchison 8x32 "the Luma" binoculars came into the workshop for restoration. Dolland & Aitchison is one of the...
Nathan
Jan 12, 20241 min read
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The Mentorett - a focal plane shutter TLR camera
Restoration and repair of a Mentorett, a rare German TLR
Nathan
Jan 11, 20242 min read
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DIY hacked Instax Square Camera
How I made an Instax square camera with an oscilloscope lens
Nathan
Sep 26, 20233 min read
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Repairing and refurbising FARVIEW 7x50 Binoculars
A pair of FARVIEW 7x50 binoculars came in for a repair, service and refurbishment. These are Japanese made binoculars, likely around the...
Nathan
Sep 20, 20231 min read
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Welcome to our binocular and camera repair blog!
Hello everyone, welcome to the Optical Repairs blog. My name is Nathan and I hope to post my adventures in repairing binoculars, cameras...
Nathan
Sep 20, 20231 min read
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