Replacing Light seals

[Thom Yorke]

Hello, I have a Minolta XG-1 & XE-7 that need the light seals replaced. Ive seen the kits on ebay for 9-10 bucks. is this something anyone can do or should i take them to my local camera shop they want $80-90 for both to replace the seals.

thanks
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Canon XTIw/Grip
17-40mm, 85mm 1.8, 50mm 1.8
Minolta X700 & MotorDrive, XE-7, XG-1
MD-20mm, 28mm 2.8, 45mm, 50mm 1.4, 58mm 1.4, 85mm 1.7, 135mm F2 & F2.8, 35-70mm F3.5, 70-210mm F4,
Sigma 21-35mm
Vivitar 28-90mm, 28-105, 70-210mm F3.5
28mm 2.5, 35mm 1.9, 135mm 2.8, 200mm 3.5

[Screamin Scott]

It's not hard to do, just a bit messy....I have replaced the seals on several cameras...Get your seals from Jon Goodman ( he sells as "Interslice" on eBay)...Quality materials with excellent instructions
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Cameras-Nikon D70s,N2000,FE2,FTN ,FT2,N90s &N70
Nikkor AF Zooms=28-105/3.5D,18-55/3.5GS,28-70/3.5D,35-135/3.5
Nikkor AF //50/1.8,//Nikkor MF//50/2ai,50/1.8ais 50/1.4ai,24/2.8ais,28/2.8ai,28/3.5ai,55microAis/2.8,105/2.5ai,200/4ai,300/4.5ai35-135/3.5Ais
Kiron /Kino madelenses//70-210/4ai,28-105/3.2ai,30-80/3.5ai,Viv 28/2ai,35-85/2.8aiVivS1,105/2.8AisDine,24-48/3.8ai VivS1,50-150/3.8aiViv,28-85/2.8aiViv,100/2.8Nai Viv,70-210/3.5Nai Viv,28/2.5ai VivKomine made Viv//24/2Ais,135/2.8aiCF,28-50/3.5ai,28-90/2.8ai Viv S1,80-200/4.5aiCosina made Viv 19/3.8 Ais...Also Sigma 24/2.8 Ais Tokina made24/2.8ai VivAF Sigma 21-35/3.5,& other lenses

[peterqd]

+1 about Jon Goodman. Thom, you can download his detailed instructions here so you can what's involved before you order the foam:
http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/sealreplacement.html

On your cameras the mirror buffer is tucked in behind a metal plate which makes it difficult and fiddly. You'll definitely need a pair of cranked tweezers and a magnifying loupe. There is a real risk of smearing the focussing screen, so if the mirror foam is in reasonable condition it's best to leave it as it is.
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Lenses: M42 - CZJ 2.8/20, 2.4/35, 1.8/50, 2.8/50, 3.5/135 - Meyer/Pentacon 1.8/50, 2.8/50, 2.8/135, 4/200
Russian - J8, J9, J21, J37A, M1v, M24m, I50, I50-2, H44-2, H44M, H44M-4, Vega12b
S-M-C Tak 3.5/28, 2.0/35, 1.4/50, 1.8/55, 3.5/135
Super-Tak 3.5/35, 1.4/50, 1.8/55, 2.0/55, 1.9/85
Vivitar WA 2.8/28, Chinon Auto 1.7/55
K-mount : Pentax-M 2.8/28, 1.7/50
Minolta MD : MC W-Rokkor-SG 3.5/28, MC W-Rokkor-HG 2.8/35, MD Rokkor 1.7/50, MD Minolta 2/50, MC Tele Rokkor-QD 3.5/135, Viv W/A 2.8/28
Tamron zooms: SP28-80, SP35-80, SP60-300, 80-210
DSLR: Canon 400D 35mm SLR: Pentax Spotmatic SP, SPII(x2), SPF, ESII, K2, ME Super, P30n - Chinon CE3 - Minolta XG-M, XD7 - Praktica PLC2 - Zenit 3M
Rangefinder: Zorki-4, Beauty Light-o-matic III Medium Format: Yashica-Mat 124G

[Thom Yorke]

thanks you guys for the info, i have patience so I'm gonna give it a try!
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Canon XTIw/Grip
17-40mm, 85mm 1.8, 50mm 1.8
Minolta X700 & MotorDrive, XE-7, XG-1
MD-20mm, 28mm 2.8, 45mm, 50mm 1.4, 58mm 1.4, 85mm 1.7, 135mm F2 & F2.8, 35-70mm F3.5, 70-210mm F4,
Sigma 21-35mm
Vivitar 28-90mm, 28-105, 70-210mm F3.5
28mm 2.5, 35mm 1.9, 135mm 2.8, 200mm 3.5

[cooltouch]

I just thought I'd give this thread a bump.

A while back I bought a light seal kit like this one from eBay seller interslice (Jon Goodman):

Click here to see on Ebay

I finally installed it today. It took about an hour from start to finish, and I took my time doing it. Goodman's instructions are very clear, and the whole process went very smoothly. No special skills are required to do this -- just a bit of patience.

Goodman sells kits for a wide variety of cameras, and I can recommend them without reservation. They are inexpensive, and well worth the money and time invested.

About smearing mirror foam gunk on the focusing screen: when I bought my FTb, somebody had already done this -- smeared a bunch of mirror foam gunk on the focusing screen, that is. I decided to give isopropyl alchohol a try, using a Q-tip for application. It worked very well. Wiped the gunk off with just a couple of strokes, and I had a pristine looking focusing screen.

Welp, I'm gonna load some film into this old workhorse and go shoot some pics.
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Michael

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Canon FD: F-1n, FTbn, AE-1P, Canon Power Winder A, Canon Power Winder F, Sportfinder F, Vivitar 17mm f/3.5, Vivitar 35mm f/1.9, 50mm f/1.8, FL 55mm f/1.2, 85mm f/1.2 SSC Aspherical, 200mm f/4, 35-105mm f/3.5, Vivitar 200mm f/3.5, Vivitar S1 24-48mm f/3.8
Canon EOS: Elan IIe, XS (1000D), EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 IV USM, 70-210mm f/4, 75-300mm f/4-5.6 II USM, Tamron 24-70 f/3.3-5.6 Aspherical, 420 EZ strobe
Canon Rangefinder: IIIa, Serenar 50mm f/1.8
Nikon F: F2 w/MD-2/MB-2, 24mm f/2.8, 28mm f/2.8, 35mm f/2, 50mm f/1.4, 55mm f/3.5 Micro, 105mm f/2.5, 80-200mm f/4.5, Vivitar Series 1 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5, Vivitar Series 1 105mm f/2.5 Macro
Olympus: XA, OM-10 w/Manual Adapter, 50mm f/1.8
Pentax K:KX, MV, 50mm f/2 SMCP, Kalimar 28-200mm f/3.9
Fuji: Finepix S3000 3mp digicam
Tamron Adaptall: 24mm f/2.5, SP 90mm f/2.5 Macro, 35-80mm f/2.8-3.5, 80-210mm f/3.8-4, SP 60-300mm f/3.8-5.4, SP 1.4x, SP 2x
T-Mount: Century Precision Optics Tele Athenar 500mm f/5.6 and 650mm f/6.8
Medium Format: Bronica ETR-Si, 75mm f/2.8, Prism Finder E, Grip E, 120 & 220 backs; Yashica 124
Other Stuff: Spiratone Telescope eyepiece adapter (converts T-mount lens to telescope), Cambron zoom slide duplicator (T-Mount), Opteka Digital Slide Duplicator
Strobes: Metz 60 CT-1, Braun F900, Vivitar 285, Yashica Pro-50 DX, Yuzo DC2814 Ring Light