No Upgrades Without an Overhaul: Why servicing the SX-70 is so important.

Описание: I've been meaning to do a video on this topic for a long time now...

And after receiving a slew of "refurbished" cameras from clients to upgrade, I finally had the motivation to make it.

This video aims to explain why it is important to have an SX-70 camera fully overhauled and serviced to get the best results.

Ultimately, it is my opinion, that to get the best experience out of shooting with an SX-70, the camera should be completely overhauled and serviced from the ground up. Doing so will pre-emptively correct as good as possible the various issues that SX-70s have due to age, design flaws and cost reduction. No SX-70 is immune to these issues, and using one un-refurbished is simply asking for trouble.

All you have to do is join a local SX-70 forum and you will find dozens of posts from various new users wondering why their 40 year old camera that they found in a barn isn't performing at its best.

Hopefully this video will help explain why this is the case.

I've broken it up into chapters for those seeking specific information.


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Chapters:
00:15 - Foreword
01:02 - Why I've changed my repair and upgrade policy
03:05 - The point of this video: Overhauling before Upgrading
08:58 - What I'm being asked to do...
09:55 - What I'll be doing from now on...
10:45 - Why I'm doing this - I simply can't speak for the work of others.
13:56 - Schrodinger's camera?
16:19 - Pre-emptive servicing - a triad of issues
18:36 - Issue 1: Age, wear and tear
20:19 - Issue 2: Design flaws in early models
24:02 - Issue 3: Cost reduction in later models
28:32 - What SX-70 is best?
30:02 - Issue 4: Cowboy repairs
32:18 - The race to the bottom
34:51 - Why I made my YouTube channel
36:04 - Closing on my opinion on repair of the SX-70



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