on Jul 5, 2015 2:43:02 GMT
I thought I had a couple of FX-3s in my little collection but was surprised when looking for one that I only had the FX-7 (silver version of the FX-3) and a few FX-3 Super 2000s. So, off to Ebay and for the grand price of £6.50 I found myself with a sad-looking, but perfectly functional, FX-3. The body was in good condition, the shutter seemed accurate and the meter was spot-on as usual - I do love the simplicity of the FX-3/7.
So, as soon as I'd bought the camera I contacted AkiAsahi and bought a set of leathers - I already had the light seals. 5 days later, they arrived and the FX-3 too - excellent!
It took me 6 minutes to change the leathers and a further 7 minutes to remove and replace the light seals and mirror damper. Now I have an FX-3 that not only works as good as new but also looks nearly new. And of course, courtesy of AkiAsahi's policy of providing a practice set of leathers, I have the chance to breathe new life into another of these delightful little cameras. You can see the change below:
Ready for action...
