Repairs: Videos or text with photos?

tjwspm said:

I also prefer text. If video, please NO music in the background!

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I agree. I like good clearly describe commentary and no music at all.

Ideal is both. Text with pictures is much more convenient, but sometimes a video captures something that isn't explicitly discussed but nevertheless useful - "Where does that tiny spring attach?" You might scroll through the video and find it while the narrator is showing something else.

Videos with annotated and labeled chapters or markers are excellent - it's not so hard to navigate, and you can see the actual action being done.

Thank you for even discussing DIY repair - I find it extremely frustrating that 90% of the "advice" offered about any mechanical malfunction is "Send it to Don Goldberg."

qqphot said:

Thank you for even discussing DIY repair - I find it extremely frustrating that 90% of the "advice" offered about any mechanical malfunction is "Send it to Don Goldberg."

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Don is doing a great job. But for us it's really about doing something ourselves. I also want to understand how my cameras work. And then the feeling of achievement when you get it repaired yourself...

tjwspm said:

Don is doing a great job. But for us it's really about doing something ourselves. I also want to understand how my cameras work. And then the feeling of achievement when you get it repaired yourself...

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Diagrams and typeset PDF’s are good too