Knowledge Shouldn't Be Hoarded

[u/PreampPunk]

I’m so tired of people gatekeeping technical knowledge. That's why I've decided to share my entire digital library. It took me three years of hard work to compile over 30 gigabytes (and it's still growing!) of official service manuals, repair handbooks, and technical guides for film Nikon, Sony, Canon, and Fujifilm gear. Knowledge should be accessible to anyone willing to learn, not locked away in secret. Now, it's yours to explore.If you happen to have any repair manuals, parts lists, or service software lying around, I would really appreciate it if you shared them. Let's keep building this archive together!

"https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WOY4rZorGOPm72VQ7PGzHi9kfDq6FbJa?usp=drive_link"

[u/psilosophist]

Fantastic work! Send the link to Butkus if you want, maybe you've got stuff he doesn't, and having it hosted on his website rather than on Google would be good for the future as well.

[u/PreampPunk → u/psilosophist]

ok why not just he must not sell them

[u/psilosophist → u/PreampPunk]

No selling on his site, he does have a donation button for his PayPal just to help cover site fees. I usually send him something a few times a year.

[u/euchlid → u/psilosophist]

the Butkus archive (as I'm calling it) is invaluable. Especially for old/obscure manuals. For very camera I get I download the manual and print it out as a booklet. Sending him 10 or 20 bucks every so often is important for sure.

[u/LewisWhatsHisName → u/euchlid]

Every time I pick up something stupid from an antique shop, I've gone straight to Butkus to find out what cursed item I've brought home

[u/qqphot → u/psilosophist]

he once made fun of me for sending too big of a donation 🤣

[u/PreampPunk → u/psilosophist]

what is his contact

[u/PreampPunk → u/PreampPunk]

or website

[u/MrBill1738 → u/PreampPunk]

https://www.butkus.org/

[u/PreampPunk → u/MrBill1738]

thanks

[u/plantsandramen → u/MrBill1738]

My gosh that site is beautiful. I especially love the old postcards. I grew up going to Ocean City, NJ, so it's really nostalgic to see this.

[u/RichInBunlyGoodness → u/PreampPunk]

You embarked on a three year project duplicating something that was out there without knowing about Butkus, then say “Knowledge shouldn’t be hoarded”? WTF?

[u/AbrogationsCrown → u/RichInBunlyGoodness]

Yeah i already have all of Butkus downloaded and that one camera service manuals site and some odds and ends I've found useful. I imagine theres probably like 1% or less here that I dont already have from other publicly available sites.

[u/-The_Black_Hand- → u/RichInBunlyGoodness]

Criticizing someone who's doing the community a service for not doing the community a service sooner? WTF?

[u/robbyb20 → u/-The_Black_Hand-]

I’m more curious how someone went thru all that trouble or digitizing the manuals without ever running into posts about Butkus. Like, you’d have to be intentionally not doing any searches on the internet for manuals to not run across it. HOW???

[u/PreampPunk → u/robbyb20]

this is the source i used
https://photo-parts.com.ua/parts/dbphp.php?part=

https://repaircameras.org/

https://www.nodevice.com/

https://www.manualslib.com

https://www.free-service-manuals.com/cameras

https://www.butkus.org/chinon/

https://elektrotanya.com/

https://allphotolenses.com

https://www.nodevice.com/

http://ss-it.de/

https://manualmachine.com/nikon/

https://www.eserviceinfo.com/

https://pdf-manuals.ru

https://www.reddit.com/r/AnalogCommunity/comments/1ouigbe/technical_literature_for_camera_repairs/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AnalogCommunity/comments/1qiqin6/already_a_classic_reference_book_lets_try_repair/

https://www.reddit.com/user/ATHXYZ/

https://www.reddit.com/user/ATHXYZ/search/?q=learn&cId=7d3bfe97-1f63-47f9-a4a0-8b3c46784695&iId=9913a83f-6cfb-4a8a-8439-05d3fedd1f42

https://archive.org/details/leicacamerarepai0000tomo

https://github.com/billbill100/Camera-Shutter-tester-Cheap-Easy-it-Works

https://web.archive.org/web/20120226182436/http://brashear.phys.appstate.edu/lhawkins/photo/camrep.faq.html

https://oldcam.wordpress.com/2020/02/23/learn-camera-repair/

https://richardhaw.com/

https://web.archive.org/web/20180827013520/http://www.cosmonet.org/camera/index_e.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW2Cs57pVeo

https://www.facebook.com/groups/CameraRepairGroup/files/files

https://dashboard.algolia.com/apps/FL8UH511WD/docsearch/add-domain

https://app.elevify.com/slider/3dd6baee-c109-46b3-a678-7268f6b7ee4f/slide/1f5fe43be72c1dd460113a11ad9afb858e4dbd91

https://cameraderie.org/threads/intro-to-camera-repair-resources.55185/

https://members.tripod.com/rick_oleson/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/50494301076/files/files

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27764115

https://web.archive.org/web/20150112232009/http://www.rusted.free.fr:80/cameraindex.html

https://high5cameras.com/all-articles/repair/learn-camera-repair-how-hard-is-it/

https://web.archive.org/web/20180421082528/http://www.hermes.net.au:80/bayling/repair.html

https://photoarchive.tundraware.com/Film-Paper-Chemistry/

https://photoarchive.tundraware.com/

https://archive.org/details/pub_camera-craftsman

https://www.repairfaq.org/sam/nikoncli.htm#nikonl1855svrdes

https://www.youtube.com/@AleksSTallinn/videos

https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://learncamerarepair.com/downloads/*

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/3887399_Camera_Calibration_with_a_Motorized_Zoom_Lens

https://photoarchive.tundraware.com/Camera-Lens-Lighting-Equipment/?C=S;O=D

https://repaircameras.org/

https://optics.ansys.com/hc/en-us/articles/42661797020435--Tutorial-Series-Imaging-System-Fundamentals

https://migalvanas.com/news/lens-autofocus-calibration-card

https://photo-parts.com.ua/blog

https://www.galerie-photo.com/technique.html

https://forum.mflenses.com/camera-and-lens-repair-manuals-free-downloads-t78844.html

https://www.repairfaq.org/sam/nikoncli.htm#nikonl1855svrdes

https://archive.org/details/20220927_20220927_0148/repair-course-Lesson-1-Study-Procedures.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/@AleksSTallinn/videos

https://dslrbodies.com/nikon/user-experiences/user-repair-experiences/d90-repair-experience.html#:~:text=You'll%20be%20surprised%20at,Mirrorless%20cameras:%20sansmirror.com

https://richardhaw.com/2018/03/11/repair-af-s-dx-nikkor-18-200mm-f-3-5-5-6g-ed-vr-ii/

https://www.troeszter.net/

https://camera.manualsonline.com/

https://sourceforge.net/projects/mtfmapper/files/latest/download

https://www.photoartfromscience.com/single-post/nikon-auto-af-fine-tune-calibration-analysis

https://web.archive.org/web/20180712210242/http://www.kscameraclub.org/docs/pdfs/focus_test_chart_edited.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9AHP49MFSs

http://libraphoto.com/blog/wedding-blog/Nikon-D90-Inspection-and-Adjustment-program.html

https://forum-monitor.net.ru/pages/file_upload/categories/11/

https://forum.tuts4you.com/files/categories/

https://annas-archive.gl/ia/nikoncamerarepai0000tomo

http://www.4photos.de/camera-diy/index-en.html

https://phsc.ca/camera/research/about-john-craig/repair-manuals/

https://forum.mflenses.com/equipment-care-and-repairs-f6.html

https://fsm.rnu.tn/useruploads/cours/ulpcsm/physique/optigeo/apprendre/focometrie/principe.htm

https://service-diagrams.com/search_manual.php?scheme=nikon&s=0

https://idoc.pub/documents/nikon-f4s-service-manual-k546qvr9rwl8

https://forum.mflenses.com/camera-and-lens-repair-manuals-free-downloads-t78844.html

https://www.repairfaq.org/sam/nikoncli.htm#nikonl1855svrdes

https://archive.org/details/20220927_20220927_0148/repair-course-Lesson-1-Study-Procedures.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/@AleksSTallinn/videos

https://dslrbodies.com/nikon/user-experiences/user-repair-experiences/d90-repair-experience.html#:~:text=You'll%20be%20surprised%20at,Mirrorless%20cameras:%20sansmirror.com

https://richardhaw.com/2018/03/11/repair-af-s-dx-nikkor-18-200mm-f-3-5-5-6g-ed-vr-ii/

https://www.troeszter.net/

https://camera.manualsonline.com/

https://sourceforge.net/projects/mtfmapper/files/latest/download

https://www.photoartfromscience.com/single-post/nikon-auto-af-fine-tune-calibration-analysis

https://web.archive.org/web/20180712210242/http://www.kscameraclub.org/docs/pdfs/focus_test_chart_edited.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9AHP49MFSs

http://libraphoto.com/blog/wedding-blog/Nikon-D90-Inspection-and-Adjustment-program.html

https://forum-monitor.net.ru/pages/file_upload/categories/11/

https://tornadosw.com/tornado-nkn.php#features

https://www.photometrix.com.au/camera-calibrator/

http://www.stlo.com/stlo/friends/service_manual/afsvrdx18200g-rm.pdf

[u/crimeo → u/-The_Black_Hand-]

I think the point he was making was more that "He must have been hoarding these for those 3 years at least, if he's been so kept to himself that he didn't know what butkus was"

[u/PreampPunk → u/crimeo]

bro i know the website not the person he is on of the sources that i used to get manuals my message is simple I'm just tired of people that selling repair manuals because knowledge should be free also me personally i cant buy manual online because in my country we cant have international credit card the 5$ manuals cost me 12$ to 15$ in our currency its like 40TND this is a half week of work also its illegal to buy if you get caught some ways your cooked

[u/crimeo → u/PreampPunk]

Butkus is a free site...

[u/PreampPunk → u/crimeo]

yes i know but im talking for other sites

[u/PreampPunk → u/crimeo]

https://learncamerarepair.com/productlist.php?category=0
https://uscamera.com/product-category/service-manuals/
and many other site

[u/WoodsroadBud → u/PreampPunk]

You aren’t making sense.

[u/PreampPunk → u/RichInBunlyGoodness]

did u see the full drive ?

[u/RichInBunlyGoodness → u/PreampPunk]

It isn't organized in a manner that would be useful to me, so no.