Which brqnd do you recommend?
I use the ifixit kits. They've been great, obviously YMMV.
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Which brqnd do you recommend?
Thanks. I've read some methods for losing screws whiich might have glue such as heating it with a soldering iron. Do you prefer anything in regards to this?I'm presently using Japanese screwdrivers made by Vessel. And can warmly recommend them also for philips and slot heads.
For conventional slot head screws I use Bergeon (Swiss maker of tools for the watchmaking industry). Very expensive, but they have the mini-mini-mini sizes in their program! needed for those stupid Leica wormscrews.
For normal sized screws (cars, woodworking etc...) exclusively PB Swiss drivers and bits. By far the world's best screwdrivers (blades and ergonomics). NEVER the horrible Wera brand, in my opinion ergonomically far inferior, also true of the blade quality.
Can't resist a naughty comment on a typo - I am pretty good at losing screws but not at finding them.Thanks. I've read some methods for losing screws whiich might have glue such as heating it with a soldering iron. Do you prefer anything in regards to this?
Yes, that is soon for a 12.000 €/$ lens released in 2012. Apparently Canon thinks it can get away with this since there are EF (III) and RF 600mm f4.0 lenses.EF600 4.0L IS II USM: July 2025? I need to get mine in for an overhaul.
Indeed, since there’s a longer window for the EF 500/4 II that did not get the MkIII update.Yes, that is soon for a 12.000 €/$ lens released in 2012. Apparently Canon thinks it can get away with this since there are EF (III) and RF 600mm f4.0 lenses.
Localised heat (only applied to the screw!) often helps, since manufacturers frequently lock or seal screws with a kind or Loctite. Or some ethyl alcohol can dissolve the glue. But use very sparingly!Thanks. I've read some methods for losing screws whiich might have glue such as heating it with a soldering iron. Do you prefer anything in regards to this?
You were faster than me on this one!Can't resist a naughty comment on a typo - I am pretty good at losing screws but not at finding them.
You know what your ol' Irish dad said about wish, hope is a synonym.Indeed, since there’s a longer window for the EF 500/4 II that did not get the MkIII update.
A bit annoying, but my 600/4 II is working flawlessly so I’ll just hope it continues doing so.
One of the nicest and best cameras ever made (after the Leicaflex SL )My Canon F1, made in 1975, is still working flawlessly and has never needed servicing yet. Here’s hoping for at least another 20 years. By then I shall likely have departed this mortal life.
In addition to my original Canon F1, I will confess to also owning a Nikon F2, but to make up for it, I also own and shoot a Canon P, a Canon FTb, a Canon 7, and a Canon EF--all film cameras ranging from 1959 to the mid-1970s. The only thing not working is the light meter on the Canon 7, which tended to get weak with time. All the others function perfectly, as well as everything else about my Canon 7. None of them have required service if we don't count the light meter mentioned. Of course, I also mainly shoot with a Canon R5 Mk II.One of the nicest and best cameras ever made (after the Leicaflex SL )
Ok: As good as the Leicaflex. Canon F1: .A great example of Japanese engineering.
I think this was the apex in camera making. As good as digitals may be, (actually producing much better quality pictures) they will never match the mechanical quality of a Leica M3, Nikon F2, Canon F1 or Leicaflex SL. These cameras were made for eternity. My 1930 Leica 1 still works...
The Chinese used to bury the rich with their favourite objects to serve them through eternity. You and @KirkD could arrange the same with your cameras that survive your mortal coils.One of the nicest and best cameras ever made (after the Leicaflex SL )
Ok: As good as the Leicaflex. Canon F1: .A great example of Japanese engineering.
I think this was the apex in camera making. As good as digitals may be, (actually producing much better quality pictures) they will never match the mechanical quality of a Leica M3, Nikon F2, Canon F1 or Leicaflex SL. These cameras were made for eternity. My 1930 Leica 1 still works...
You forget my numerous woodworking tools, a huge number of favourite books, my cacti collection (many from the Hollygates Cacti Nursery in Ashington).The Chinese used to bury the rich with their favourite objects to serve them through eternity. You and @KirkD could arrange the same with your cameras that survive your mortal coils.
There was never a MkII for the non-IS version, and Canon kept the non-IS in the lineup, whereas for the IS version there was a MkIII and an RF.Can anyone please explain to me the oddity of the following:
EF70-200 2.8L USM: May 2026
EF70-200 2.8L IS II USM: May 2025
The Ardbeg won't last for all eternity!!You forget my numerous woodworking tools, a huge number of favourite books, my cacti collection (many from the Hollygates Cacti Nursery in Ashington).
Unfortunately, large mausoleums are extremely costly!
Edit: I forgot the Ardbeg!
Ohhh. So it is a non-IS. I see now. Thanks! I forgot about the non IS. Why non IS at 2.8?!?There was never a MkII for the non-IS version, and Canon kept the non-IS in the lineup, whereas for the IS version there was a MkIII and an RF.
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