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Since good camera repair people can be hard to find, I try to keep track of them and mention them on this site.

There’s a name that pops up in the Pentax world quite a bit for camera repair. I haven’t used him yet, but his reputation seems very good. I might send off a Spotmatic SP1000 for a CLA. It seems due for one.

Eric Hendrickson’s Pentax Camera Service

This ends up being more of a metal working video than a photography video, but I thought it was interesting.

This video shows how to machine the rear element of a Minolta 58/1.2 to allow it to work in a Canon full frame body like and EOS 5D Mark II without having the mirror strike the rear element.

He gives a good explanation of what he is doing and you can see how he does the process on his mini lathe.

One other nice thing about this video: It’s an example of shooting video using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II with a 42mm adapter to use other classic glass. He used a Kiron 24mm f/2 and Pentax Super Takumar 55/1.8. I’ll have more examples of 42mm adapter video in another post.

Click here for Adapters for Minolta lens mounts to Canon EOS cameras
Click here for Adapters for 42mm lens mounts (like Pentax) to Canon EOS cameras
Click here for Canon EOS 5D Mark II Cameras

Full-Frame ∞ Focus w/Minolta MC-Rokkor PF 58/1.4 lens. from motleypixel on Vimeo.

For those of us that are into cameras, especially the old cameras, there can be a certain attraction to finding some previously down-on-its-luck camera and bringing it back to life.

For others, there may just be a desire to get a good bargain camera that isn’t as bad as someone thinks.

So, I’ve added a new section to the site for finding these parts cameras. The parts camera and repair section of 365cameras.com has camera parts and tools for fixing them. It also has repair manuals. Whether you need a Nikon, Canon or other camera repair manual, you’re likely to find it here.

There are always some good deals going on there if you’re into getting something and fixing it up.

Be sure to go to http://365cameras.com/parts/index.php

If you don’t see what you need, use the search. Say you want to find Nikon lens cap, just type the words Nikon cap into the search box. Maybe you need a battery door for your Nikon, just type the words Nikon battery door in the search box.