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glen peterson

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  1. my spotmatic does this as well, i have also read on the net, that many others have the same. For mine, it only does this when I leave the meter on when shooting. If I turn the meter off, the mirror/shutter work fine. I imagine if I tried it could be fixed. But metering with this camera takes up time anyhow, and it doesn't bother me to turn it off after metering.
  2. I actually purchased a Canon D30 very cheaply because it had this problem. I didn't know about the problem when I bought it, I assumed that I would just use an attached flash. But after getting it, I found that the flash did indeed pop-up and work. By the way the person I purchased it from was quoted $250 by canon to fix it.
  3. I have never seen a 5400 at work. But I did have an Acer 2740. I loved the scanner, but the motor would take the film/slide holders back and forth contantly. After several thousand scans, this motor started to give out. I do have a tendency to try to fix thing though. I turned the scanner upside down, and for some reason it worked for a couple of months more, maybe took some stress off the motor. Finally the the whole thing died, and I bought a new scanner.
  4. I'm don't know for sure if this is the best solution. But it's the same thing that I do. It is definitely better than the solution of my parents and grandparents, who simply dumped thousands of negatives/slides into big cedar or chests, with the photos. No protection, and almost all scratched. After pulling these out and scanning them, I was really glad that my scanner had Dig. ICE. even with that, many were really ruined.
  5. in my case, Hobbyist, not pro. I enjoy the adventure of the experiment. I often will see short dated film that I have never tried at photo shops(usually Cheap) and pick some up to try it. I have found great films this way. If I were trying to make a living, I would be much more careful, but I think it wouldn't be as much fun.
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