Hot take: a guy at a Phoenix camera swap said 'don't fix a camera you can't test first' and now I'm torn on buying as-is bodies | Camera Repairers - Freelance Forum - The Community for Independent Professionals
Hot take: a guy at a Phoenix camera swap said 'don't fix a camera you can't test first' and now I'm torn on buying as-is bodies
He meant don't buy a body at a swap meet in Phoenix without bringing a lens and a charged battery to fire off a few frames on the spot, but half the fun is gambling $40 on a dusty Nikon F3 and seeing what's actually wrong when you get it on the bench, so which side are you on?