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- v nice thxby rimworld
- I managed to break my F100 at the weekend, fantastic timing!by wrboyce
- Repair Jig + Metal Hook = Could someone point me to it, please?by coisasdavida
- When i bought an old motorcycle, genuinely all I needed was a Clymer repair guide. I'm shocked these things don't exist for more things, eg cameras.by frankfrank13
- Nikon at least actually have service manuals for all their recent stuff online now https://ssr.downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en_US/products/29...
Think the modern stuff is easier to repair to be honest.
by cryo32 - Cameras are smaller, requiring more dexterity and often specialized small tools. And you usually have to disassemble a significant portion of the camera to repair things. And they don't (usually) require frequent periodic maintenance like a motorcycle or car (oil changes, chain lube/tension, tires, brakes, etc) - usually just repairs when they fail.by alistairSH
- I'm a big fan of this camera. Great focus, meter and film advance systems. Familiar if you're used newer Nikon DSLRs. It has given me a lot of great pictures!by benblanq
- I have an F100 sitting in a box somewhere waiting for repair. At some point I snapped the finger off the ring around the lens mount which couples the lens aperture. Stupid thing is plastic and easy to snag or bump.by jonah
- Nice. I have an old Canon manual focus T90 film camera which I loved. Put in the AA batteries (it ran on 4 for camera and motor drive). The display screen in the view finder said "HELP" in its glowing red letters. It said EEE on the top lcd display. I guess the shutter is gone because I left sitting too long. It was kind of a remarkable message from a camera, and I had to double check to be sure.
The old SLRs are always fascinating to me. The little circut boards through out the camera body and the crazy mechanical systems.
https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/canon-t90-the-infamous...
by acomjean - Trick for the F100 is buy 4-5 N80/F80's. They weigh a lot less and if one dies you just get another one out :)by cryo32
- Or you buy one F5. It weighs a lot more but has a decent chance to outlive you.by ginko
- F80 would have been the perfect autofocus film camera if only it could meter and stop down manual lenses. F100 is just too heavyby flipthefrog
- When I was fixing old cameras, the "Fix Old Cameras" Youtube Channel was a solid resource:by brudgers
- FixOldCameras mainly focuses on cameras from the 70s and earlier where electronics are nonexistent or fairly simple.
Late-90s cameras like the Nikon F100 are a different beast entirely. The only thing worse are probably compacts from that era like the Olympus mju. If something goes wrong there you can essentially give up on fixing it.
by ginko - I found the Reddit dig at the end of the article very humorous.