28 Oct
2012
28 Oct
'12
6:28 p.m.
At 7:50 PM +0000 10/28/12, Tony Duell wrote:
Thanks Tony! I just ordered a copy, and I'll have it on Wednesday.
I'm really surprised the 1999 edition has a Commodore 64 Shutter
Tester. That's pretty cool, as at that point the C64 was 17 years
old.
If the weather is as bad next weekend as it is this weekend, I might
start building it. I figure it will be 'good enough' for the antique
shutter for my 8x10 lens.
As I siad, I can;'t afford the manufacturer manuals for all the cameras I
own or are interested in. So I have bought them for cameras I really care
about, and will foolw my insticts on the rest.
I figure I'll start slowly with the Tomosy books. Then maybe a few
specific books.
Definitely. Besides I wouldn't mind having a nice working Petrie. :-)
When I bought it I didn't know any better, it was the first lens, for
the first camera I bought, a Nikon FM2. I travelled the world with
it and an ancient 135mm f/2.8 that was converted to AI.
Zane
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I should have
asked you what the publication date of yours is. It
looks like I was confused, and Vol. 1 was done in '92 and redone '99.
Mine says 'Copyright 1999' in it. The Leica and Nikon books are interesting, but I regard
those cameras as
being worth buing the service manuals for.
I should start picking them up and start expanding my library to
include repair information. I also need to start building (or buying I'd
already planned on starting on camera's I don't care about. I've
found I'm starting to become a dumping ground. I have a Petrie I'll
I know the feeling...
One other thing that Tomosey says and which I entirely agree with is that
uou must always do the best work you can, even on 'junk'. Do not get into
the habit of saying 'Oh, this is worthless, I don't nbeed ot do the job
properly'. You must not learn bad habits! likely start
with. So far the extent of my repair work has been a
Nikkor Series-E 50mm f/1.8 lens in the late 80's (I was on a ship, it
I have never realyl botheresd with the Series-E lenses. Partly because I
tend to avoid stuff build down to a price and partly becasue the lack the
coupling form for non-AI meters. Yes, I know it can often be added, bnt..