I put the camera on a thick book for more convenient. Next, I used toothpicks and the small flathead screwdriver to remove the old light seal and dust on the camera door. I used tape to seal the film chamber from the dust and crumbĪlso, remember to remove the pressure plate out of the camera door, just so the film back would be easier to clean. So, the first thing I do (and recommend you too) is using tape to cover the film chamber so the dust and old light seal crumb cannot fall on the taking lens. Now it’s time for replacing the light seal. I put them back into the viewfinder hood. So when I finish the focusing screen and ground glass. I also cleaned the magnifying glass with lens wipe and Q-tips. One tip is you can use the hair dryer to dry the screen and glass so they don’t have water drop marks on them. So what I read on the Internet told me that I can wash the focusing screen and ground glass with water and gentle soap and use my fingers to gently scrub them, so I did. The thin metal bars that keep the glass in placeīig advice: DON’T USE RUBBING ALCOHOL OR LENS WIPE TO CLEAN UP THE FOCUSING SCREEN!!! Because they will make the screen foggy and white and will destroy your screen. I also need to remove the metal thin bars (there’re 2 of them) as in the photo on the right in order to remove the ground glass out of the hood. This is the focusing hood after I take it out (photo #8), you can see the dust on the glass surface and in between the ground glass and the focusing mat.
To remove the focusing hood off the camera, you need to unscrew the 4 screws on top of the camera, using a flat 1.6mm screwdriver. Here’s what you need for the process: a set of small screwdrivers, light seal foam ( I used the 1mm thickness), rubbing alcohol, and some additional stuffs such as baking soda, aceton, sewing machine oil. How beautiful it is!Īfter the basic cleaning, I opened up the viewfinder to clean the ground glass and also to remove the old light seal and apply the new one.
Here’re some photos of the camera after I clean it. For the lens, I used lens wipe and microfiber cloth to wipe them gently. I used rubbing alcohol and damp tissue to wipe the outside of the camera, I also used Q-tips and toothpick to get into places that I can’t with my fingers. I always clean things up after I buy them, and also because of the Covid situation. So after purchased it, the first thing I did is cleaning it up. Although I never touch a TLR before but I know enough about cameras in general to check the basic functions and this camera seems to work fine. I’ve been wanting a TLR for a while now but decent TLRs are not cheap. I came across this camera in a thrift store and couldn’t help myself but buy it.
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