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alice_kim
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2d ago
Vent: a Rolleiflex came in with haze so bad I couldn't see the shutter, then 45 minutes of work fixed it
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black.joel
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3d ago
Pro tip: cigarette ash and a q-tip saved a stuck focus ring on a Canon AE-1
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margaret99
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4d ago
Can we talk about those $30 'universal' lens spanner wrenches from Amazon?
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james_kim
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5d ago
Got a Nikon FM2 back from a customer in Phoenix after 3 weeks, and the shutter sounded like new again
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david_rivera4
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5d ago
I thought ultrasonic cleaners were overkill for camera shops until a Konica C35 in Denver proved me wrong
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derekward
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5d ago
My shutter tester lied to me for 6 months and a $12 roll of film finally caught it
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wyatt52
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6d ago
A customer in Tucson told me his shop used to fix lenses with a grinding stone and a prayer
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luna891
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6d ago
My mentor in Tucson showed me one screw on a Rolleiflex and now I check all of them twice
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the_dylan
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8d ago
The old timer at my bench said never force a stripped screw, and I ignored him for one job
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black.joel
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8d ago
Camera shop owner called my CLA method lazy, now I do it his way, who is right?
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thomas275
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11d ago
Tried the rubber band trick on a stuck filter ring and it launched across my shop
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ray189
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11d ago
A drop of lighter fluid on a stuck focus ring finally freed it after 3 days of soaking in oil
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ray189
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12d ago
A guy at the Columbus camera show showed me his shutter tester made from a $4 Arduino
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susana66
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13d ago
A retired tech told me to stop cleaning focus screens with canned air, and it cost me a $40 mistake to learn why
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terry_wood51
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13d ago
Finally got the shutter back together on a Minolta SRT101 after 3 weeks of fighting it
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