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     G3bill Tinkerer Username: G3bill Post Number: 9 Registered: 12-2012 Rating: N/A |
Was confused, is this post backwards or were more plastic parts used in early models and canon found they didn't last then went to metal? Seems like they would have used metal then cut corners with plastic? (maybe I'm reading it wrong?) From old thread by Glenn: Battery problem could be dirty insulators on the battery test/finder illumination switch.Whatever was done to damper,the problem was not apparent on the replacement 259689-I purchased the camera as scrap when I took early retirement! All my others are 3xxxxx to 8xxxxx,these have more metal parts in the wind on etc.From 1xxxxxx there seems to be an ever increasing substitution of plastic for metal in the internals.Not saying this is bad,but it is the obvious way that Canon managed to bring the price down in real terms over the life of A1.I did post a strip-down instruction for A1,I will look for it and give you details later today.It is 03.30 in morning,bed calls!! |