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From: François Rossi <f.rossi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>I rang the guy and bought the camera for
> 200F (roughly $30) thinking that it wasn't bad for a camera in supposedly
> excellent cosmetic condition that I could use for spares.
. . . . .
>Two batteries had been
> installed BUT the wrong way round! So I turned them over, refitted the
cover
> and bingo, everything is working fine, manual, auto and TTL tried with a
T20
> (flash blinking in the finder after shot).
.
Oh, well done, Francois!
Some on this list may criticize you for not telling the seller of your find,
but not me. If there is a villian, it is the local camera shop who told the
seller that it could not be repaired, and did not discover that it did not
need to be repaired.
Enjoy your find!
Gary Edwards
people, places, flight at: http://members.home.com/garyetx/index.htm
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