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Is this abandoned? No major change since 2024 or so.

by kensai 4mo ago

opengears 4mo ago
what would you improve?
FixStuff 4mo ago
The standard doesn't change often but the data is published annually. https://github.com/openrepair/data https://github.com/openrepair/data
- Arodex 4mo ago
  Is there already a website to explore the dataset? I am starting out repairing old film cameras and there is documentation and tutorials, but it is very spread out between forums/reddit, how-tos in Flickr albums and a few websites who managed to grab a copy of official maintenance manuals
  - FixStuff 4mo ago
    The data is not really helpful as a repair guide, it doesn't have any sort of "how-to", just small notes made during repair attempts, plus it only includes electrical/electronic devices.
    - Arodex 4mo ago
      >plus it only includes electrical/electronic devices. It would still be very valuable. Fully mechanical cameras are, apart from some very specific components (e.g. titanium shutter blades in some high-end cameras), repairable. Electronic cameras with hand-soldered capacitors and big, individual electronic components are harder to work on (flexible circuit boards) but still possible. Fully electronic cameras... Let's just say in the coming decades, there is going to be a huge gap in camera history. A century-old Kodak or Agfa with bellows is still usable; the electronics in a polaroid SX-70 is so simple there is now aftermarket circuit boards to replace and extend them, adding Bluetooth controls; whereas a current top-of-the-line Canon/Nikon is going to be an unfixable paperweight within one human generation. Aside from enthusiasts, I have worked a few months with (museum) conservators and this is very worrying to them. Same with cars.
fuzzfactor 4mo ago
The more that changes are absent for loger periods of time, the better the documentation works as a standard. That's why it's called a standard, and nothing less. Otherwise it's always not quite ready for adoption.

Is this abandoned? No major change since 2024 or so.

by kensai 4mo ago

Is this abandoned? No major change since 2024 or so.

opengears 4mo ago

what would you improve?

FixStuff 4mo ago

The standard doesn't change often but the data is published annually. https://github.com/openrepair/data https://github.com/openrepair/data

Arodex 4mo ago
Is there already a website to explore the dataset? I am starting out repairing old film cameras and there is documentation and tutorials, but it is very spread out between forums/reddit, how-tos in Flickr albums and a few websites who managed to grab a copy of official maintenance manuals
- FixStuff 4mo ago
  The data is not really helpful as a repair guide, it doesn't have any sort of "how-to", just small notes made during repair attempts, plus it only includes electrical/electronic devices.
  - Arodex 4mo ago
    >plus it only includes electrical/electronic devices. It would still be very valuable. Fully mechanical cameras are, apart from some very specific components (e.g. titanium shutter blades in some high-end cameras), repairable. Electronic cameras with hand-soldered capacitors and big, individual electronic components are harder to work on (flexible circuit boards) but still possible. Fully electronic cameras... Let's just say in the coming decades, there is going to be a huge gap in camera history. A century-old Kodak or Agfa with bellows is still usable; the electronics in a polaroid SX-70 is so simple there is now aftermarket circuit boards to replace and extend them, adding Bluetooth controls; whereas a current top-of-the-line Canon/Nikon is going to be an unfixable paperweight within one human generation. Aside from enthusiasts, I have worked a few months with (museum) conservators and this is very worrying to them. Same with cars.

fuzzfactor 4mo ago

The more that changes are absent for loger periods of time, the better the documentation works as a standard. That's why it's called a standard, and nothing less. Otherwise it's always not quite ready for adoption.