Photo nightmare, please save my life!!

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 17:54:17 GMT, Roger Halstead
wrote:

A case in point:
A good many years ago I was doing a wedding with a brand new Nikon
F-3. About 15 minutes into the shoot the rewind lever fell off. Now
that is more than a bit inconvenient. I still had my old F-2 with me
which saved the day, even though I was able to repair the F-3 which
was more than just a screw coming out.

A story (if no one minds... if they do, go tot he next post now :-)
)...
Years ago, while in Disneyland, my (new) Fuji ST-801's rewind lever
disconnected from the film can. I contacted one of the many Disney
people, and was put in touch with a gentleman in a suit, who found me
a groundskeeper's room that could be made lightproof, and a small
phillip's head screwdriver (OK, I admit it, I take things apart to see
how they work, so I know what I needed to make the fix).
In a few minutes, the camera was fixed (better than new, obviously!).

Points being: Disneyland goes out of their way to be nice; it helps to
know how things work; and a litle ingenuity is a good thing to have.
Being lucky doesn't hurt, either. :-)

Bill Funk
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