Amit Ghosh
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Hello all, new member here and first post. I noticed that this is an old thread but am hoping that someone is still paying attention....
I just acquired a Nikon F Photomic FTn on eBay. As in most cases with these cameras, the light meter on my camera didn't seem to work. I was able able to get inside the meter, do the necessary mod so the meter would accept 1.5v batteries, cleaned the prism, etc. etc. After installing new batteries, I was quite excited to see the meter respond as it should to the "battery check" button. However, when turned on, the needle goes all the way to the left (indicating over-exposure) and does not budge from there irrespective of what the ISO, aperture, or shutter speed settings are. I have triple checked to make sure that I'm mounting the lens correctly, doing the necessary Nikon "shuffle" and all. Any ideas or suggestions where things might be going wrong? It might just be that the meter is dead, which is what I'm expecting. But thought maybe someone else has experienced the same problem and has a solution.
Thanks!
I just acquired a Nikon F Photomic FTn on eBay. As in most cases with these cameras, the light meter on my camera didn't seem to work. I was able able to get inside the meter, do the necessary mod so the meter would accept 1.5v batteries, cleaned the prism, etc. etc. After installing new batteries, I was quite excited to see the meter respond as it should to the "battery check" button. However, when turned on, the needle goes all the way to the left (indicating over-exposure) and does not budge from there irrespective of what the ISO, aperture, or shutter speed settings are. I have triple checked to make sure that I'm mounting the lens correctly, doing the necessary Nikon "shuffle" and all. Any ideas or suggestions where things might be going wrong? It might just be that the meter is dead, which is what I'm expecting. But thought maybe someone else has experienced the same problem and has a solution.
Thanks!