Amherst Media 2001. Softcover, 8-1/4 x 11", 160 pages, over 250 photographs.
Learn to repair and restore Nikon cameras, lenses, and accessories in this step-by-step guide. Featuring cameras and lenses manufactured from 1951 to 1985, each step is fully illustrated.
Beginning with camera bodies, the author first covers rangefinder cameras, discussing disassembly, correcting problems with the shutter, cleaning and lubrication and adjusting the rangefinder itself. Next, mechanical SLR bodies are treated in detail (featuring the legendary F-series). Featured topics include: disassembly, maintenance, Hi-Syncro shutters, Copal Square shutters, mirror mechanisms, light metering systems, and common problems.
The next sections deals with electronic SLR bodies. It includes disassembly, and techniques for working with shutter assemblies, mirror mechanisms, light metering (including the AMP System), and electronic components.
A special section is devoted to underwater models.
Next the author covers AI and non-AI lenses (including AI-ing lenses). Techniques for repairing and restoring both simple and zoom lenses are included.
The final section covers photographic accessories, including Photomics prisms and viewer heads and motor drives. Exhaustive appendices cover fundamental repair and restoring techniques, including fabricating new parts, manufacturing custom tools, mechanical and eletronic testing procedures and repair of leather and mirrors.

Nikon Rangefinder Cameras: S & S3
Mechanical SLR Bodies: Nikon F - F2 - Nikkorex F - Nikkormat FTN - Nikkorex 35 - Nikkorex auto 35 - Nikkorex Zoom 35 - Nikon FM.
Electronic Bodies: Nikkormat EL - Nikon EM/ FG / FG-20 - FA - FE - FE2 - F3 - N2000
Underwater Models; I - II - IVa - V
Simple lenses (Most Non-Ai)
Zoom Lenses
Photomic Prisms: Photomic T - Photomic FTn - F2 Photomic heads - DP-1
Motor Drives: MD-12 & MD-E