Joe Lippincott Care & Repair of Classic Cameras for Photographers & Collectors

Description

Trade PB. 4to. Joe Lippincott, Quincy, MA. 1999. 144 pgs. Illustrated throughout. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. "Care and Repair of Classic Cameras for Photographers and Collectors" is a concise, precise publication for reading or reference that tells you how to buy, maintain, repair, and modify mechanical and electronically-controlled photo equipment.
Joe Lippincott Care & Repair of Classic Cameras for Photographers & Collectors
Joe Lippincott Care & Repair of Classic Cameras for Photographers & Collectors
Description
Up For Sale Today is
Care and Repair of Classic Cameras for Photographers and Collectors
How to Buy, Maintain, Repair, Modify Cameras, Lenses, Accessories and More
by
Joe Lippincott
Trade PB. 4to. Joe Lippincott, Quincy, MA. 1999. 144 pgs. Illustrated throughout.
Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid.
"Care and Repair of Classic Cameras for Photographers and Collectors" is a concise, precise publication for reading or reference that tells you how to buy, maintain, repair, and modify mechanical and electronically-controlled photo equipment.
Written by a photographer, collector, and camera dealer for photographers, collectors, buyers, and sellers, this 144-page book with more than 300 illustrations is everything most photo enthusiasts need in order to understand and enjoy their classic cameras, lenses, and accessories.
Features include
.Information about miniature, medium, and large format cameras, lenses, and accessories.
.How to check used mechanical and electronic photo gear before you buy.
.Generic and specific partial disassembly, adjustment, and repair of many common
problems, including focal plane and leaf shutters.
.How to:
- Clean, check, lubricate, and maintain your cameras and lenses.
- Modify classic lenses to fit many 35mm and medium format cameras.
- Build your own top-of-the-line medium format wideangle camera.
- Adjust Leica, Kalart, Koni-Omega, and other rangefinders.
- Cure the ?Canon Squeal? in A-series cameras.
- Adjust Pentax K1000 (Leica-type) shutters and meters.
- Auto-Index (AI) older Nikon-mount lenses.
- and much, much more!
While many other books on this subject specialize in just one brand of camera or one specific type of problem, "Care and Repair of Classic Cameras for Photographers and Collectors" provides techniques and methods which cover a broad spectrum of equipment. This is the only book many photo enthusiasts will ever need on the subject.
This information can be used by anyone with mechanical ability, manual dexterity, and patience. The mechanics of camera design are mostly straighforward and systematic; many of the tools are simple and common. The rest comes with practice.
This excellent book is printed in horizontal 8-1/4 "x 10-1/2" format for easy reference as you examine, perform maintenance, or perhaps repair your antique, classic, or modern photographic equipment.
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Book formats and corresponding sizes
Name
Abbreviations
Leaves
Pages
Approximate cover size (width × height)
inches
cm
folio
2º
or
fo
2
4
12 × 19
30.5 × 48
quarto
4º
or
4to
4
8
9½ × 12
24 × 30.5
octavo
8º
or
8vo
8
16
6 × 9
15 × 23
duodecimo
or
twelvemo
12º
or
12mo
12
24
5 × 7⅜
12.5 × 19
sextodecimo
or
sixteenmo
16º
or
16mo
16
32
4 × 6¾
10 × 17
octodecimo
or
eighteenmo
18º
or
18mo
18
36
4 × 6½
10 × 16.5
trigesimo-secundo
or
thirty-twomo
32º
or
32mo
32
64
3½ × 5½
9 × 14
quadragesimo-octavo
or
forty-eightmo
48º
or
48mo
48
96
2½ × 4
6.5 × 10
sexagesimo-quarto
or
sixty-fourmo
64º
or
64mo
64
128
2 × 3
5 × 7.5
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