Hi, new member of the list here, trying to get up to speed. Anyhoo, I'm also very new to the world of photography. I've been wanting to get into it for some time and got the shove when a neighbor of my parents gave me a box of "old camera stuff" that her late husband had used. Inside was a mostly well-preserved ME SE along with a nice little collection of lenses, including two SMC lenses (a 40mm f3.5 and a 50mm f1.7), two Sigma lenses (a 28-84mm f4 and a 75-200mm f5.6) and some other seemingly generic 135mm lens. Anyway, after getting it checked out at the local camera place, I loaded up some film and went on vacation to Southern Cali and Las Vegas.

After getting the vacation pictures processed at the same shop, though, it turns out that the ME has some serious light leakage issues. Upon further inspection, the counter guy noted that the light seals around the back of the camera and the mirror cushion were decomposed to a icky, black, gooey state. Since I have some somewhat-related experience (I worked as an electro-mechanical tech for more years than I care to recall, fixing photocopy & fax machines and also microfilm cameras & readers) I figured I'd try replacing those seals myself. I ordered a "universal" kit from MicroTools and should have it in a few days, but I'm looking for someone who's done this before to be sure that I replace *all* the seals that I need to fix the problem. Other than the two noted (the back cover & mirror cushion), are there any other seals that should be replaced? Any tips, advice, or warnings I should be aware of?

Thanks for any help that you can provide.

-Chad Kealey



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