[Hidden-tech] (Canon) camera cleaning/repair recommendations?

[Chris Duncan, GISmatters]

Thanks, Tom.  I have been happily using a good digital camera for 4 years 
now, but for at least 3 reasons I'm still interested in using the A-1: (1) 
slides - can't beat 'em for image quality, in my opinion (although I have 
not explored the very high end of digital cameras available today - but nor 
do I have the budget for that); (2) I'm lending my digital camera to my 
travel companion; (3) redundancy - hopefully we won't experience both 
digital and analog disasters on this trip, so we should wind up with some 
good images one way or the other.

There's probably also (4) nostalgia in the mix, but I think the first 3 are 
good enough.

Chris

tom/ reelife productions wrote:
> chris,
> 
> I don't mean for this to sound trite or...whatever...but I would highly 
> suggest purchasing a digital camera instead.  By the time you get your 
> old camera fixed (with the possibility of it not being totally fixed) 
> and pay for the service, you could buy a brand new digital camera.  The 
> ease of use and the instant quality  is well worth the dive into this 
> new territory.
> 
> I'm a big fan of analog stuff, but I recently went "digital" with my 
> photography and I couldn't be happier.  go for it - you won't regret it!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Tom
> http://web.mac.com/reelifeproductions       
> 
> On Jun 23, 2006, at 1:02 PM, Chris Duncan, GISmatters wrote:
> 
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>> I've got a late 1970's Canon A-1 SLR that I'm dusting off for an 
>> upcoming trip (8 days from now).  I last used it 4 or 5 years ago, and 
>> it worked fine, but it could probably use a good cleaning, tightening, 
>> maybe minor repair (something is disintegrating in the chamber where 
>> the flip-up mirror lives - there's black fluff floating around in 
>> there).  The lens mount is loose.
>>
>> Any recommendations for where I might get this some quick attention?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Chris
>>
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