Recent content by lumoStoria

I understand that and appreciate all your contributions. However, even a self-imposed "moral obligation" can become a burden and influence your life and health in a negative way. It's not that the essential knowledge on camera repairs will disappear. Most of us hobbyist camera repairers learned...

I think most of the information is already available somewhere on the Internet. In my opinion, the main problems are: How long do I need to find it? (The correct hit might only occur on the 8th page of search results. No search engine covers the complete Internet.) How can I tell trustworthy...

That's interesting. I also used to watch a lot of these videos (Wristwatch Revival, Chronoglide Watchmakers, Nekkid Watchmaker, etc.) since I'm into mechanical watches for a long time. Inspired by this, I tried to get into watch repair, starting with pocket watches. But although their movements...

Since I once broke the tungsten wire of my Canon AE-1 (it snapped when I opened the top cover not following the "official" way), I am very thankful to the Canon engineers for using a electronic/digital transmission for all camera settings. Also easier to analyze if the correct values are...

That's definitely true. Cameras of the same category (like full-mechanical SLRs) with similar functionalities from the same age often use similar ways to realize these functionalities. Based on the experiences you already gathered with other models, working on a (to you) new model is easier than...

I know. Topcon was at the top of their game in the 1960s, both regarding cameras and lenses. Unfortunately, they made some severe mistakes, like choosing (and sticking to) the Exakta mount. The Exakta mount was not future-proof, especially when it comes to any form of automated functionalities...

I know it's definitely not Andreas' intention but some of his articles have the potential to prevent me from trying to repair certain cameras (looking at you, T90) 😉. Just by showing how complex they are and how many parts have to be removed/desoldered just to get to the place where something is...

It's a combination of both. I started with camera repair for the cameras I collect and (sometimes) use. All began with the purchase of a Canon A-1 with some lenses at an estate sale. I put it aside for a couple of months and when I was ready to use it, the shutter jammed 😥. So I got the manuals...

I'm working on it 😉. Just started a second exploration run with another A-1 to confirm my previous results.

What "profitability" is to the professional, "available spare time" is to the hobbyist 😄. I completely understand your point regarding boredom/motivation. For me, it helps to have several hobbies that are not or only slightly related to each other. While it may be boring to repair the nth copy...

Dear fellow camera repairers, When it comes to camera repair as a hobby, not everyone can be an expert for a broad range of cameras like @Andreas Thaler is. What's your take on choosing the appropriate field of work? Do you want to be able to repair a broad range of cameras, sacrificing the...

In contrast to forums like this one, Reddit has more of a "fast question - fast answer" pattern. Due to the rather coarse structuring (like r/AnalogRepair without any subthemes) and the way most users use it (just reading from newest post to older), you may get a lot of views initially but when...

I understand your point of view, Andreas. The price model of Learn Camera Repair seems to be a controversal topic in the community and I do not want to get into troubled waters here. However, I'm an advocate for free repair information on the Internet. Hobbyist repairers are often on a budget...

I know that these are invaluable information sources for the camera repairer (as is the SPT Journal) and are hard to find elsewhere. However, am I the only one that thinks that the current fee ($4.69 per issue) is a bit steep for an electronic copy? Sometimes, I also noticed that the scans were...

Right. Although we could consider the values printed on the shutter speed dial as our target values, the relevant industry norms are much more relaxed. For example, for the nominal shutter speed of 1/500sec (= 2msec), the German DIN norm requests an actual value in the range of 1.43...2.67msec...