Over the the last few yeas I bought several non-photo appliances with a rubberlike coating (similar to that on these cameras). These surfaces turn sticky to due to skin grease, but maybe even without. Annoying stuff. In general in 'old' photo stuff using or colllecting I consider plastic decay, of whatever kind, a major issue.

These sticky surfaces typically do not hamper use as they can be removed (though troublesome), but other parts just break. My worst cases are several just 20years old cables from Metz. I do not wish to highjack this thread about the F100 and my question is loosely related as it concerns another Nikon of the same era, namely, the F5. Is sticky leather a problem that inflicts the F5 as well? Shkola razvitiya rechi 4 klass otveti t n sokolova otveti 1 chastj reshebnik. I don't think I can recall the F5 being cited in this sticky leather context but as someone who has wondered about buying one I'd appreciate your experience.

Purchase and take delivery of a new Nikon Coolscan IV ED or Super. List Eligible Products Purchased: $. Please indicate any Nikon camera(s) you own: F5. Serial number label with bar code from side panel of box. F100 serial number list? Discussion in 'Nikon' started by stephen t, Jan 6, 2006.

It doesn't seem to merit a separate thread. Especially if the answer is hopefully a simple: ' No, the F5 is not affected.

Thanks pentaxuser. I do not wish to highjack this thread about the F100 and my question is loosely related as it concerns another Nikon of the same era, namely, the F5. Is sticky leather a problem that inflicts the F5 as well? I don't think I can recall the F5 being cited in this sticky leather context but as someone who has wondered about buying one I'd appreciate your experience. It doesn't seem to merit a separate thread.

Especially if the answer is hopefully a simple: ' No, the F5 is not affected. Thanks pentaxuser. I was given 2 Minolta Sigma 7's, (JDM version of Maxxum / Dynax 7), which both are affected by sticky rubber syndrome. To date I have cleaned up one of them with a cotton cloth and naptha. By cleanup I mean remove the rubber coating completely.

You will need to use fairly wet cloth and change it frequently as the rubber is dissolved and migrates to the cloth. Be careful around any switches / buttons on the back and, in the case of the Minolta, take great care around the LCD panel. Also be careful along the edges of the film back.

At the end of this exercise you are left with the bare plastic mouldings of the camera. A bit shiny but thankfully your fingers won't stick to the camera. Not sure if I can be bothered doing the second camera. Off to eBay or Gumtree methinks. Spectrobes origins wii iso ntsc torrent. (I was also given a Minolta 807si - 800si to westeners with a grip for AA batteries. A little less sophisticated than the 7 but I'm not to keen on paying for CR123 batteries or extending the 7 with appropriate grip.

The 807si may be the keeper as it appears to have a different coating which hasn't gone sticky). The Nikon N-series has the same stickiness problem. I've owned several N80s and they've all suffered from this affliction.

The solution to the problem is simple, however. A light dusting of talcum powder is all that's required. I put it on my hands, and rub it in well until I have a thin coating on my hands. Then I massage the camera all over.

The talcum powder turns translucent, so you don't see it. This is a permanent solution, near as I can tell. I've kept one of the N80s and a year later, there is no sign of stickiness. My brother in law is the production superintendent at a well-known US based manufacturer of durable plastic goods. Once when I asked him about it, he told me that the phenomenon is known as 'plasticizer migration.' It is where a component of the plastic begins to separate from the material and make its way to the surface, and this component is what feels sticky or, in other cases, oily.