- Location
- Switzerland
- Name
- Matt
No, we're not talking about a human being.
I've had a Minox GT or GT-E in my possession since I was twenty. Today, I stumbled over a hard-to-see edge and fell (I seem to only do this with a camera in hand ...). I hit the ground on knees and hands - the right hand still clutching my GT-E. While it didn't appear to have been harmed at first (it lives in a half-case, after all), it turned out that it had been knocked hard enough to unlock the back (I don't know if the film inside survived - we'll see) and, worse, jam the two-blade diaphragm. The camera is basically unusable the way it is now. I'll find out home much it would cost to have it repaired, but I guess I'll be faced with a rather cruel decision, i.e. let it go.
It's a shame. But it's the way it is.
M.
I've had a Minox GT or GT-E in my possession since I was twenty. Today, I stumbled over a hard-to-see edge and fell (I seem to only do this with a camera in hand ...). I hit the ground on knees and hands - the right hand still clutching my GT-E. While it didn't appear to have been harmed at first (it lives in a half-case, after all), it turned out that it had been knocked hard enough to unlock the back (I don't know if the film inside survived - we'll see) and, worse, jam the two-blade diaphragm. The camera is basically unusable the way it is now. I'll find out home much it would cost to have it repaired, but I guess I'll be faced with a rather cruel decision, i.e. let it go.
It's a shame. But it's the way it is.
M.