Canon F1 - I cant see the meters in the viewfinder!

[barrybud]

Hi,

I borrowed a Canon F1 (N) when you look through the viewfinder there is a meter on the right side that show the aperture, battery voltage and is also used for matched needle operation. It was there for a while and now it’s gone. No matter what configuration I put the camera in, I can’t get them back.

I even tried different lenses. The battery is fine; I checked it with a volt/ohm meter. I want to use this camera on a trip to Alaska.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Barry

 

[BernieSC]

That camera has interchangable view finders. Sounds like you have an AE finder on it maybe the view finder is loose.

 

[BernieSC]

That camera has interchangable view finders. Sounds like you have an AE finder on it maybe the view finder is loose.

 

[Varthlokkur]

try cleaning the battery contacts. That helps sometimes.