Originally posted by mtansley That is impressive.
I could accomplish the first part of the CLA, disassembly, but that's all the customer would be getting back in many small bags!!
what I find impressive is that Eric knows these cameras so intimately that he can essentially disassemble them into a messy pile of parts on a work bench and still know exactly where all those little parts go back in the camera. I would look at that mess and never be able to get it back together even with a diagram. even with them all neatly organized and stored in containers, that are labeled instead of just strewn about, id have a hard time. my dad was the same way though. he worked as a technician and aircraft mechanic. he could dissemble and entire helicopter into a a gigantic pile of parts and wires on the ground and still put it back together again. he did it under fire in vietnam, so I imagine it would be easy when nobody is shooting at you.
that picture tells more than we realize about just how good Eric is. we should all be thankful for his knowledge, skill and expertise.