After several months of sitting on the shelf, I went to take my Yashica Mat, the one this site is named for, out for a spin to test shoot some color film. When I went to test all of the features, the shutter button stuck in and wouldn't release. Since I was able to fix the shutter the first time, I thought I might be able to do it again. I opened it up, as you can see below, and discovered that several of the gear functions were frozen and wouldn't work. So, I have since retired this guy and put it to rest on the shelf. In pieces still.
Moral of the story? You pay for what you get on Ebay. I spent only $50 bucks for this guy, but I got several shoots and that is all that matters to me. Time to get another camera!
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Billy · 648 weeks ago
That's part of the fun of being a hobbyist; lots of money spent on stuff that may or may not be worth it. That'll look cool on your shelf in pieces, though ;)
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hardkoretom 84p · 648 weeks ago
You got it right though. None of that $50 bucks was wasted. I learned and I got to tinker. Your idea of putting it on the shelf is in pieces is much better than what I had in mind for it, and I like it! It was just going to end up in the trash bin. Thanks Joker. :-)
deleted7205728 94p · 648 weeks ago
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hardkoretom 84p · 648 weeks ago
Thankfully I haven't tripped yet, but I bet that will be coming soon.