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From: ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: Canon Ft-b winder problem
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Date: Mon, 13-May-85 13:02:16 EDT
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Posted: Mon May 13 13:02:16 1985
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...........Amateur cameras just wear out under professional use.
This is a design decision, not a design flaw.  If everything lasted as
long as a Canon F1, everything would cost as much as a Canon F1.

wunder
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Very well put.  This is probably the most important consideration
for picking out new equipment.

The only thing I could add is that even though someone might consider
him/herself an amateur, it's the *volume* of exposures that dictates
reliability.  I only include this because I know of amateurs who wear
out plastic do-everythings with shocking regularity taking vacation
pictures.

It took me a while to realize that the traveler over there with the
top-of-the-line camera who obviously never had it off program mode
wasn't necessarily trying for snob appeal.  He simply needed a camera
that would keep working no matter what.
-- 
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	Ron Christian  (Watkins-Johnson Co.  San Jose, Calif.)
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	"What do you mean you backed it up the wrong direction???"