A little project on the go here at IAFilm "retro fashion analogue film". I've bought this Meopta Admira 8E 8mm movie camera made in about 1949. It was seized up with frozen controls and the motor not running. Just on the "off chance" I sprayed the control openings with "WD40" lubricant. I did not expect this to work and I really thought I would need to try to dismantle Admira. But super pleasant surprise! Admira came to life and was all go in only a minute.
The big attraction of the Admira is its interchangeable D-Mount lens. I have ordered a conversion adapter to the more common C-Mount which opens the way to using a big range of classic lenses as well as modern security camera lenses.
Removable lens also makes the spray lubricant fix possible. Many 8mm and nearly all Super-8mm cameras have built in lenses with elements deep inside the body so spray lubricant is not a good idea. With the Admira I can get the lens away before the spray.
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