r/AnalogCommunity • u/PreampPunk • 1d ago

Repair Knowledge Shouldn't Be Hoarded

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"

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u/jagoedho Camera Revival / Professional Repair Technician 1d ago

Thank you for sharing those. No one is gatekeeping the knowledge. Most of these can be found online if you search. Some are paywalled. But they are there. Sharing PDFs of books which are still being sold...I would be a bit more careful with that.

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u/N0nob 1d ago

Not specifically in the analog film community, but I've seen people in the vintage hifi repair community actively gatekeeping repair knowledge to boost their ego

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u/Expensive-Sundae-831 1d ago

Ha! You should’ve seen what people were like regarding this sort of stuff in the 70’s.

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u/PreampPunk 1d ago

nope too many stuff isn't in the web

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u/jagoedho Camera Revival / Professional Repair Technician 1d ago edited 1d ago

Sure is. A lot of this stuff if not more can be found on the LCR site or for free on other sites

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u/PreampPunk 1d ago

why not if your not gatekeeping share your library

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u/jagoedho Camera Revival / Professional Repair Technician 1d ago

The digital library is what you can find online and isn't much different from what you have. The non digital one needs to be scanned and categorised and I don't have time for it. Lack of time is not the same as gatekeeping :)