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Am I the only one who quit taking shortcuts with film advance mechanisms?
I used to just oil them without full disassembly... it seemed faster. But then cameras would come back with the same problem. Now I do the whole tear-down every time. It takes ages, but nothing fails after I'm done. Still, some days I miss the old way, even if it was a bad habit.
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knight.dylan1mo agoTop Commenter
Honestly, full teardown every time? @sarah_nguyen32, that's overkill.
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sarah_nguyen321mo ago
See this same thing happen with other stuff all the time, like a quick fix on a leaky faucet. The proper repair feels like a pain, but you only do it once.
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the_wendy1mo ago
Ever try the quick fix and have it fail at the worst time? I was totally with @knight.dylan at first, thinking a full fix was too much work. But after my third band-aid solution fell apart, I finally did it right. That one annoying afternoon saved me so many headaches later. Sarah's totally right, the pain upfront beats the slow drip of constant problems.
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