How to Clean Battery Corrosion from a Vintage Camera

"This camera doesn't use batteries," is what a young man working at a Brooklyn vintage store told me one day when I inquired about a Polaroid Land Camera they had. I can still hear his voice and the disbelief when I opened up the compartment to reveal heartbreak -- aka, battery corrosion due to someone leaving the batteries in their camera.

Don't be misled. You can often avoid these problems by buying vintage cameras from reputable resellers. But sometimes, you can find the best things at a garage sale. So, if you get a camera with battery corrosion, here's how to fix it in a quick, step-by-step method. .

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2024-1-8 08:00

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This Vintage Camera Video Ad Was Shot With the Nikon F5

These days, it's not uncommon to see timelapse videos shot with just still cameras; but it was very uncommon to see it back in 1997 and done with the Nikon F5. But a vintage ad (yes, because the 90s are vintage) This commercial was shot back in 1997 by Alastair Thain using the Nikon F5 camera! According to the YouTube description, this was the first time a stills camera had ever been used to shoot "moving images". thephoblographer.com »

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