The manual is comprehensive and gives you a good overview of this field as well as having chapters that covering separate camera systems, describing how it works, and how to keep it working. It even covers business matters should you wish to start your own business. Contents include: Tools and getting started Taking a camera apart Leaf shutters Focal plane shutters Testing adjusting shutters Testing and setting focus on lenses an rangefinders Rollfilm wind 35mm wind Meters: Separate and coupled The single lens reflex Rangefinder and viewfinder cameras Automated cameras, electronic and mechanical Sync and strobe Lenses and diaphragms Restoration, cosmetic repairs, refinishing, custom Polaroids This manual is packed with information. It is generously illustrated with many helpful black and white diagrams. This is an updated 2006 reprint of the classic book
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