{"id":249,"date":"2024-11-06T09:54:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T09:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/?page_id=249"},"modified":"2024-11-06T09:55:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T09:55:02","slug":"fixed-and-returned","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/?page_id=249","title":{"rendered":"Fixed and Returned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My original Nikon FG-20 35mm SLR purchase has gone back on eBay and been replaced with the older but better spec&#8217;d FG. \u00a0Why Nikon reverted to swinging needle meter with the later FG-20 is unknown, possibly the cost of electronics at the time, \u00a0but the FG comes with LEDs in the viewfinder displaying the recommended and actual shutter speeds, as well as a few more features that make it a better camera all round. \u00a0 Although after appearing to work OK, \u00a0the one I bought started to exhibit what appears to be a common issue, where after loading a film, the LEDs are stuck on 125 &amp; 250.<\/p>\n<p>Trawl around the internet and a few people show you how to resolve this, but it involves a bit of disassembly and soldering! \u00a0Lucky for me I&#8217;ve been able to solder for more years than I care to think, but needed smaller screwdrivers than I had and a spanner wrench to remove a couple of ring type screws that hold the shutter speed and ISO setting wheels in place. \u00a0New tools and careful work, results in the photo below.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-250\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0818.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-250\" src=\"https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0818-300x233.jpeg\" alt=\"Nikon FG top side internals\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0818-300x233.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0818-1024x797.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0818-768x597.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0818.jpeg 1238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just needed a \u00a0short wire to link the existing yellow and black wires on the circuit board.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now when I put a new film roll in, it&#8217;s good to go and no stuck LEDs. \u00a0You actually gain a couple of extra frames to your 36 frame roll of film if you&#8217;re lucky as the counter wheel resets as soon as the camera back is closed. \u00a0Mileage may vary as they say, so I&#8217;d still wind on until the counter is set to 1.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the roll of very (ten years maybe!) old Fuji Velvia 100 slide film that I put through the Nikon EM I mentioned last time, has returned from developing and thankfully, age has not affected it one bit. \u00a0Much like their \u00a0APC-C sensors used across their current range of digital cameras, \u00a0Fujica&#8217;s film has a wonderful ability with natural scenes and making greens and browns come alive! \u00a0 Using the standard E Series 50mm f1.8 and 28mm f2.8 Nikkor lenses, \u00a0a couple of walks with the dog showed me why I loved using Velvia and Fujicolour film back in the day.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_252\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-252\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060018-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-252\" src=\"https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060018-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Tall trees either side of a woodland path\" width=\"525\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060018-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060018-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060018-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060018-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060018-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060018-scaled.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A walk in the woods<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060025-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-253\" src=\"https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060025-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"A wooden bench with a landscape view behind, in amongst autumnal fields.\" width=\"525\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060025-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060025-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060025-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060025-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060025-2048x1358.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bench with a view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_251\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-251\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060005-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-251\" src=\"https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060005-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Red\/Pink rose\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060005-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060005-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060005-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060005-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/001031060005-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rose in the trellis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My original Nikon FG-20 35mm SLR purchase has gone back on eBay and been replaced with the older but better spec&#8217;d FG. \u00a0Why Nikon reverted to swinging needle meter with the later FG-20 is unknown, possibly the cost of electronics at the time, \u00a0but the FG comes with LEDs in the viewfinder displaying the recommended &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vaughtons.net\/?page_id=249\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Fixed and 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