Camera Maintenance Repair

An essential guide for all camera owners, this comprehensive, illustrated book provides the reader with everything they will need to know to keep camera and photo equipment in top condition.

A detailed technical manual for restoring Leica cameras, lenses and accessories. Each model is discussed individually with step-by-step instructions. In addition, 130 photographic illustrations ensure that every step of the process is easy to follow.

A complete and thorough DIY repair manual for Exakta VX and VXIIa cameras. The step-by-step instructions combined with excellent photographt allow a high rate of success. Much of the information specific to these models has never been published!

A complete guide to the techniques required to repair and restore Nikon cameras, lenses and accessories. Featuring all models and lenses manufactured from 1951 - 1985, it provides a step- -by-step guide to all the necessary procedures and covers everything from disassembly, cleaning and lubrication through to the more technical aspects of repairing mirror mechanisms, electronic components and zoom lenses. Illustrated with over 250 B/w photographs.

Keep your bike on the road for the long haul! Whether you’re training, competing, or simply riding for fun, a properly tuned bike is essential to performance, efficiency, and safety. That’s where Essential Bicycle Maintenance & Repair comes in. Author Daimeon Shanks takes a straightforward “you can do it” approach to maintaining and repairing your bike so it’s ready to go when you are. Essential Bicycle Maintenance & Repair provides simple step-by-step instructions, accompanied by up-close photos, illustrations, and advice, for more than 100 repairs. You’ll learn these skills and more: • Adjust derailleurs and troubleshoot shifting problems. • True your wheels and tweak your hubs for a silky-smooth ride. • Install caliper, cantilever, or V-brakes. • Repair a broken chain on the roadside. • Fix flats in no time flat. • Maintain pedals and cleats for efficiency and comfort. • Install or adjust a headset. • Install handlebars, including aero bars and flat bars. • Adjust your saddle for a perfect fit. • Determine if a triple crankset is right for you. So spend more time in the saddle and less time and money in costly repair shops. Essential Bicycle Maintenance & Repair is the one guide no cyclist should be without!

For anyone who has ever wondered how cameras work, this book is a pleasant way to learn. It is generously endowed with enough fundamentals to satisfy the technical specialist, without intimidating the casual but curious amateur photographer. The author has repaired, modified, and designed and analyzed cameras for the past forty five years. With this background, he goes beyond describing camera functions based on advertised data, instead the book explains how various cameras really work. The book peels off the cover panels and lets you look into the dark side of the lens. The dozen or so formulas use simple math and the drawings alone are worth the price of admission. Describes how cameras work and how well they overcome the difficulties in making a technically perfect photo Covers causes of image faults Presents unique methods for testing cameras Covers integration of optics, electronics, and mechanics in contemporary cameras

Expert advice for turning old cameras into valuable collectibles, these step-by-step instructions show how to restore a vintage camera. Learn to work on antique leather, brass, and wooden components to achieve a complete camera restoration.

The BBB-4 Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair by Calvin Jones is packed with easy-to-follow, step-by-step procedures, color photos and repair tips for keeping almost any road or off-road bike running smoothly and trouble-free. Whether it's repairing a flat tire, adjusting brakes and shifting systems, truing wheels, or maintaining hub, headset and bottom bracket bearing systems, the BBB-4 has you covered. Thoroughly researched and revised, the 4th edition of the Big Blue Book contains updated photos, torque specifications and troubleshooting tables, along with new content on wheel building, electronic shifting, 12-speed and 1X drivetrains, tubeless tires, disc brakes, headset and bottom bracket standards, and more. Truly an indispensable tool and reference source for both the novice and advanced bicycle mechanic.