Cleaned my 500th camera shutter mechanism yesterday and it hit me how much the job has changed

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Read an article saying most shutters are sealed units now, not meant to be touched. Makes sense with how cheap new bodies are compared to labor. Kind of a lost skill for most techs.

spencer_thomas426d ago

That sealed unit thing gets repeated a lot, but it's not the full story. Plenty of pros still shoot with older DSLRs or film cameras where a shutter clean is basic upkeep. The market for fixing a $3000 used body is huge. It's less about cheap new cameras and more about shops not wanting to train people on the fiddly work.