http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2007/07/canon-says-over-50-of-cameras-repaired-in-first-three-years.html The Emergent Chaos Jazz Combo Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:20:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2007/07/canon-says-over-50-of-cameras-repaired-in-first-three-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-3804 David Brodbeck Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:43:36 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=2439#comment-3804 My Digital Rebel hasn't needed any work in the time I've owned it. I think it depends a lot on how you treat the camera. If you drop it or use it in dusty areas it's going to need fixing or cleaning. If you treat it gently, it probably won't. I had a Canon N1 that was at least 25 years old, and while it hadn't been cleaned, it sure *needed* a good clean and lube. None of the speeds below 1/4 worked properly due to the old gummy lubricant in the shutter mechanism. Cameras are, on some level, mechanical devices, and like any mechanical device they benefit from occasional maintenance. My Digital Rebel hasn’t needed any work in the time I’ve owned it. I think it depends a lot on how you treat the camera. If you drop it or use it in dusty areas it’s going to need fixing or cleaning. If you treat it gently, it probably won’t.
I had a Canon N1 that was at least 25 years old, and while it hadn’t been cleaned, it sure *needed* a good clean and lube. None of the speeds below 1/4 worked properly due to the old gummy lubricant in the shutter mechanism. Cameras are, on some level, mechanical devices, and like any mechanical device they benefit from occasional maintenance.

]]> http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2007/07/canon-says-over-50-of-cameras-repaired-in-first-three-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-3803 Thinker Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:11:25 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=2439#comment-3803 There are plenty of open source tools to let you strip, edit, and augment the EXIF metadata. Many commercial packages won't let you do these things. 'apt-cache search exif' yields a few. There are plenty of open source tools to let you strip, edit, and augment the EXIF metadata. Many commercial packages won’t let you do these things.
‘apt-cache search exif’ yields a few.

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