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faithcampbell
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37m ago
Why does nobody mention that a dented front ring can throw off your focus by a few thousandths
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uma_taylor47
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17h ago
Guy at the Columbus camera show told a customer to open the back with the shutter cocked, and I had to step in
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sarah818
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21h ago
Comparing a cheap $20 hot air station to my $200 one turned into a good lesson
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tara793
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4d ago
The old timer at the Toledo swap meet showed me the lens pen trick and I've used it on 30 bodies since
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murphy.abby
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4d ago
Just realized my old repair guy held onto my broken X-700 for two years
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robert_bell
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6d ago
Guy at a flea market in Tulsa talked me out of buying a beat up K1000 and I'm still glad about it
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lunaf67
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7d ago
Pro tip: the tiny screw on a Konica C35 rangefinder cover sits under the leatherette
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ray_miller84
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9d ago
Appreciation post: the old guy at my counter taught me to stop cranking film advance levers
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uma_taylor47
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10d ago
Just realized I was checking shutter speeds by ear for ten years
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the_elizabeth
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13d ago
Warning: that freezer trick for stiff focus rings actually works
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the_miles
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15d ago
Dropped a 50mm f1.8 in the sink, dried it with rice, and the aperture blades stuck wide open 3 days later
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oscarhart
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16d ago
Pro tip: if you cleaned a lens with ROR and the coating still looks foggy 10 minutes later, stop
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grace89
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17d ago
Cheap plastic spudger vs. actual ground down feeler gauge for unhooking ribbon cables
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clairen85
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17d ago
PSA: bought a $70 'precision' screwdriver kit off a random site, stripped 3 JIS screws on a customer's Pentax and had to eat the cost
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bettyroberts
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17d ago
The old guy at my shop in Boise handed me a Konica C35 and said "fix it or toss it," then walked out
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