Nikon F broken

[JLP]

Just received my first F yesterday in beautiful condition after some cleaning. 1 sec does not work at all but the rest are not far off. I expected that as my F2 have the same problem.
This new to me F is so nice that it is worth a good overall service to bring it back to a new life. Wonderful camera to look at.

[guitstik]

Knock on wood, I haven't had any problems from any of my Nikons beside the FA that I had to return. Even my 45 year young F is still accurate but that doesn't mean I won't send it in for preventative service soon.

[Bill Burk]

What shutter speed? Definitely yours is capping. Hopefully it's not doing it at too many shutter speed settings.

I got an F this time last year -- a really cosmetically challenged one. 1/1000 didn't work, but with exercise (and warmer weather) it came around. It's starting to do it again, but I figure I can live with 1/500 as a top speed if need be.

Ah so that's what you call it. I've a couple cameras I do that with. Watch the shutter through the back at 1000, 500, 250 and as necessary, rule out using 1000 or 500 until you get it cleaned.

I rarely have problems once I set these firm boundaries on my old cameras. The great lenses that fit these cameras make it all worthwhile.

[Sundowner]

You can break an F?

[Les Sarile]

Likely from being used to pound nails when not being used to take pictures . . .

Nothing wrong with >50 year old cameras that a little TLC can't fix . . .

[Pumalite]

I take care of my Nikons F, F2 and Nikkormats as if they hollow bones

[E. von Hoegh]

Another broken F. I took off the Large Ph viewfinder to replace it with a prisum. UGGGGG now neither will "lock" in. Whoa is me. Red

Your focussing screen isn't seated, or is upsidedown. Look at an online owner's manual.

[SimonSutcliffe]

ok so i did that and at 250th and 500th and 1000th there was bassicly no image circle showing

[djacobox372]

What? The nikon f doesnt break, it just needs some encouragement.