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SLRs from the 1980s, such as the Nikon F3, F4, and FG, or the Canon T90 and Minolta (Maxxxum, Alpha) 5000/7000/9000 AF, are high-performance cameras that have held up well over the decades. The same goes for their accompanying lenses and system accessories.
But each of these fascinating SLRs has its own age-related issues, some minor, some more serious. And the prospects for professional repair services are bleak. The manufacturers have long since stopped supporting their older products or no longer exist. Few repair shops accept these cameras; as far as I know, there are none at all for the first Minolta AF SLRs.
The result is that, in the worst-case scenario, an SLR with problems is simply discarded and a new one is purchased. But since these cameras are no longer being produced, prices are rising.
The good news: A great deal can be repaired on your own!
The photo shows a Canon T90, the most powerful manual-focus SLR ever built. It has some age-related issues, such as a sticky shutter, contaminated electrical contacts, or cracked plastic parts. But all of these problems can be repaired.
If you have any questions about the repairability of these and other SLRs, I'd love to discuss them.
More information here:
Hello from Vienna
But each of these fascinating SLRs has its own age-related issues, some minor, some more serious. And the prospects for professional repair services are bleak. The manufacturers have long since stopped supporting their older products or no longer exist. Few repair shops accept these cameras; as far as I know, there are none at all for the first Minolta AF SLRs.
The result is that, in the worst-case scenario, an SLR with problems is simply discarded and a new one is purchased. But since these cameras are no longer being produced, prices are rising.
The good news: A great deal can be repaired on your own!
The photo shows a Canon T90, the most powerful manual-focus SLR ever built. It has some age-related issues, such as a sticky shutter, contaminated electrical contacts, or cracked plastic parts. But all of these problems can be repaired.
If you have any questions about the repairability of these and other SLRs, I'd love to discuss them.
More information here:
Hello from Vienna
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