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The Tuesday that brought in three broken Pentax K1000s
Had a day last spring where three different people walked in with Pentax K1000 bodies all with mirror lock issues. One guy drove all the way from Tulsa just to drop his off. Fixed the first one in about 45 minutes, just a sticky foam pad causing the hangup. The other two had slightly different problems, one needed a new curtain spring and the other had a bent mirror arm. Made $180 in total for the day and felt like I was back in 1995 again. Anyone else notice a spike in K1000 repairs lately?
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brian3032d ago
Seen the same thing with old Yamaha stereo gear lately. People finally digging dad's stuff out of the basement and bringing it in. Pattern's everywhere, just old stuff finally breaking.
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emma6842d ago
My buddy dug out his dad's old Marantz receiver and it worked for like two days before the lights started flickering like a disco ball. Makes you wonder if all that vintage stuff suddenly has a shelf life timer.
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