Have you treid
looking for a service manual for the camera on the web?
Some Niko ncamera man aulas are there. THe 'electronic' one I looked at
(F3) didn't include full schematcs, but it did have a wiring diagram and
soem theory of operation. It's a possible source of information.
The motorized
F body is the F-36. The body can be converted by drilling
holes in the bottom plate of the camera. I don't have one that has a
I've got a lot of conflicting information on this.. The site you mention
(which I had alread come across) mentions extra linkages. Yo usay it's
jsut holes. And I've found a 1972 photographic catalogue which lists the
F36 motordrive but doens't mention any modifications needed to the Nikon
F body. My Nikon F is a pretty late one and it has no holes or linkages
in the bottom cover of the shutter.
This cover is trivial to remove (4 screws, nothing gets in the way or
flies out) so it's possible a modified oen came wit hthe F36 for the user
to fit.
[...]
I have several of the F bodies, and they show up
regularly on ePay. I
don't know whether the motor on the F has any
I only have one, it's in need of a bit of TLC -- the slow speed
escapement is running slow. The problem is that to get to that you have
to remove the front plate and the mirror box. When I stock up on circuit
tuits, I will have a go.
A nice page for the F-36 is shown below.
http://www.mir.com.my/michaeliu/cameras/nikonf/fmotors/f36/index.htm
Does look like the F approach would be in the 200 dollar range minimum
maybe 400 if you really don't want to hunt for a long time (assuming you
have the body).
Sinvce the F36 is rare, I think a more sensible thing would be to buy an
F2 and its motor drive (which seems ot be a lot more common, the F2 is
not any more expensive than an F really).
Not that any of this helps the OP...
-tony