On 2014-09-22, Steve W. wrote:
Cydrome Leader wrote:
Gunner Asch wrote:
On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 00:32:43 +0000 (UTC), Cydrome Leader
wrote:

I deviced to take apart an orignal Nikon F 35mm camera today, to see
what's inside.

About 5000 parts is the answer, for a completely mechanical 35mm camera.

WHY???!!! did you smash a Nikon F body???

They are still worth in excess of $200 each and for us
collectors..they are freaking priceless!!!

It had no pentaprism, so it's not actually worth anything. I still have
one left that is complete.

Pentaprisms can be found -- or waist level finders -- or sports
finders -- or ...

while I'm typically no fan of destroying stuff like this, it is the only
option when no service manuals are available, and you can't hire and old
guy to let you watch a repair.

The question still stands. When do companies design stuff to be overly
complex. What's the real end goal?

To make the camera manufacturable. A lot of those parts are for
tuning the speeds and motions to allow for variations in spring
constants and the like. The cheaper cameras have fewer parts, and less
accuracy as a result -- especially as they age.

Of course, today a lot of that is tuned using microprocessor
chips built into the camera. :-)

Service manuals for many Nikon cameras, including the F

http://arcticwolfs.net/downloads.php

Thank you! I've now downloaded manuals for all the Nikon
SLR cameras I have. (Do you know of a similar site for the Zeiss
Contax?)

Thanks,
DoN.

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