The lens on a Super 8 camera may become hazy with age.
Released in the mid-1960s, the Super 8 was a high-tech innovation over the plain 8 mm home movie format. Super 8 cameras were the latest and greatest in hove video technology, and plenty of the cameras are still around. The Super 8 gives a vintage look to your footage, and it's still relatively simple to use. Since the cameras are old, they can wear down and the lens can become hazy. With a replacement lens and some patience, you can replace your lens and have your old Super 8 working as good as new.
Instructions
1. Place a few drops of lens cleaning solution on the lens of your camera to clean it. You can buy lens cleaner at your local camera shop. Cleaners for digital camera lenses will work on your Super 8. Use your lens cloth to wipe the cleaner gently across the lens in a circular motion. Keep wiping until the lens is free of liquid. Spray your lens with several shots of your canned air. Look through the viewfinder of your Super 8 Camera; if the lens is still hazy, you may need to replace your lens.
2. Take apart your Super 8 camera if your lens is still hazy. Using your jewelers' screwdrivers unscrew the screws holding the frame of the camera together. Place the screws in a safe place for use later. The frame is now detached from the body of the camera. Carefully remove the body from the frame. With your smallest jewelers' screwdriver, open the lens housing at the front of your camera's body. Carefully remove the lens pieces from the lens housing. Gently spray a few squirts of canned air in the lens housing to clear away any access dust. Dispose of your hazy lens.
3. Replace the lens on your Super 8 camera by carefully setting the replacement into the ring from where you pulled your broken, hazy lens.
4. Return the rest of the lens pieces from where you removed them in the lens housing to reassemble the camera. Place the lens housing back together, and return the screws you removed with your smallest jewelers' screwdriver. Place the body of the camera back on its frame and screw it into place using the screws you removed with your jewelers' screwdriver.
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