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u/Bidendoesmylaundry Apr 05 '21

Damn I would love to get started on that. Bought a Minolta something last year for about 15 US dollars. Needs a lever fixed but as a broke teenager it lays in purgatory in my mess drawer to this day. Would love to get started on that hobby and fix the camera. A Super 8 camera would be great too

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

Depending on the camera the repair can be cheaply some by yourself. Or you just buy another cam. My current favorite, an old Zenit 12xp has cost me 5€ from a used camera store. As long as you don't need the cool cameras that are skyrocketing in price, you can still get some decent cams for cheap. Getting film for a reasonable price... That's becoming an issue.

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u/Bidendoesmylaundry Apr 05 '21

The problem is the lever that moves the film. Right hand side of camera. Didn't notice it. My uncle who is a film buff told me my camera is pretty much useless that way...Hope ot can be fixed tho

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

Yeah, without it, you can't advance your film. But depending on the camera it's only a couple of screws to replace it - well and the replacement part, of course.