A break from the workshop helps to put things into perspective. And that's good for the motivation of the DIY repairer.
Since I've tackled too many projects in the last few months and got tired of them, I'm now taking a break and reading about camera technology/repairs to improve my knowledge. The more you know about what you are trying to repair, the greater the chance that it will work.
When the euphoria of success
with the screwdriver has worn off, the extent of the challenges that await the bold DIY repairer becomes clear.
The finest mechanics, cleverly and artfully housed in the smallest of spaces, eternally mysterious electronic circuits in miniature format, invisible dimensional accuracy of the optical parts with the housing, perfect finish as an artful symbiosis of metal and plastic ...
As a DIY repairer, you feel like a burglar here breaking into an almost perfect world using clumsy methods in order to solve problems there...
Such gloomy ideas should not remain
because they put a strain on motivation.
The antidote is called „relativization“, and the questions are always the same:
- Who else will fix it if not me?
- How much does it cost if the workshop does it?
- What have you already learned and can you do so well that it doesn't make the camera or lens worse?
But you have the chance
to make something that no longer works work again. And that's why it's worth trying again and again.
Because if you don't try, who will?