The Nikonos survival guide

Peter Rowlands · Issue 3, Dec 2001 · pp. 46–47

Products mentioned: Nikonos V, Nikonos RS

When you change the film in your Nikonos V you could, if you are not careful, allow a few small drops of water to enter the camera. Unless you rinse and dry your camera thoroughly there will be a small amount of water trapped just outside the main O ring seal. When you open the camera back, it is possible that this water can get past the O ring as the pressure on it is released and it sits looser in the O ring groove. The solution is very simple but it isn’t pointed out in the instruction manual so read on to survive. If you open the back with the camera pointing lens down, there is a strong possibility that a small amount of water will drop into the camera just behind the frame counter window. The thin black cover plate which is held by four small Philips head screws is not sealed and the water can migrate behind the plate and onto the frame counter mechanism. As well as working the fra…