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My friend who fixes watches said our jobs are basically the same, but I'm not so sure.
He argued that the patience and tiny tools for watch gears directly translate to fixing aperture blades in an old Nikon lens, but I think camera electronics and sensor calibration make it a totally different ballgame, so what do you all think?
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angelas781d ago
Oh totally, I get what your friend means about the tiny tools and patience! I used to fix old film cameras and those little screwdrivers and tweezers felt just like watchmaking. But you're right, the second you open a modern digital body it's a whole new world. Trying to line up a sensor or mess with a circuit board is more like computer repair than watchmaking.
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fiona_clark1d ago
Ugh, right? @angelas78 nailed it. It goes from this cool, hands-on craft straight into scary tech surgery.
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Honestly, it's just fixing stuff. People get too deep about it. Sure, a tiny screw is a tiny screw, whether it's in a watch or a lens. But @fiona_clark is making it sound like brain surgery. It's not that scary. You learn the new steps for the new parts, like a sensor, same as learning any other tool. It's all just taking things apart and putting them back together without breaking them.
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