Monday, September 15, 2008

CANON CANONET 28 - Removing the Top and Bottom Covers and Door - PART ONE



1. The CANON CANONET 28.




2.& 3. The light seals are in need of changing: the seals on this camera have desintegrated and become 'sticky/gooey'. A thorough cleaning is necessary before replacing the seals.("Interslice" seals used as always - google: "interslice seals kit Jon Goodman")

4. Cleaning out the old seals in the top groove is probably the most 'fiddly' part of the process. I found it easier to get a 'better clean' after removing the top cover.


Removing the bottom cover plate:




5. Two small cross-head screws secure the bottom cover plate to the body. BE CAREFUL when taking the cover off...


6. There is a small clip which acts as a spring- tension/support for the battery cover door.


7. I placed a small strip of masking tape to hold the clip in place.


8. The 'seal' around the film rewind-release button has also desintegrated and needs replacing. In some cameras, its possible that the seals have desintegrated past the 'sticky/gooey' stage and have dried up completely - this stage can be worse. The 'dried up' pieces are just like having dust 'stuck' inside the camera.


9.The base of the camera after cleaning.

2 comments:

Ebi Barber's said...

thanks for your work,you are a rare gold mine for me.eden i open the body i foundation a small strip and i dont know put them.tour picture and text are so helpfull for me.thanks a lot.best regards.

Michal Ondrášek said...

Tried to fix my grand fathers old conenet 28. Could not figure out how to put back the clip that acts as support spring for the battery cover. You saved my day. Thank you!!!