Call me Dr. Frankenstein. I can breathe new life into this corpse. The old style viewfinder is somewhat larger, many would say monstrous, than the new style — and produces a brighter image. Part of its "Herman Munster" presence owes to the support bracket that extends down behind the camera. This bracket is cast from porous aluminum, and has a tendency to corrode and eventually break.

In past days, these viewfinders may have found their way to the landfill graveyard. But if you bring your broken viewfinder to SubAquatic Camera Repair, I will cut, mill, and replace parts … resurrecting your broken piece into a working and easier to use model. One that you can hold above you and shout, "It’s alive, alive!!"

Observe the photos. You will notice how the resurrected viewfinder mounts onto the camera exactly like the new model. No grotesque disfigurements! Retaining the clean form of the original, preventing chop-shop mutations. I cannot add neck bolt electrodes to these beauties, but do fashion a marvelous tail fin reminiscent of 1950’s SciFi movie rocket ships.

The reconstruction of your viewfinder will not transform your Nikonos system into a murderous monster, you into a mad scientist, or myself into a more imaginative writer. But, it will keep a valuable and cherished piece of equipment viable. At least until I can create a bride to accompany your creature …

Do I add "Heh heh heh," or is that too campy?

By Devon Tompkins