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Mirrorless camera repair gets too much hate from old-school shops
In my experience, the parts are accessible and the work is straightforward. Holding onto only DSLR know-how seems like a fast way to become irrelevant.
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olivia3802mo ago
That line about becoming irrelevant is spot on. My buddy took his Nikon Z6 with a sticky shutter to a local place, and the guy just threw his hands up saying he didn't have the "special tools." He sent it to a guy who only works on mirrorless now, and it was fixed in three days. Some shops just refuse to learn the new systems and it's their own fault. They need to get with the times or close up.
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jaken232mo ago
But what if the shop guy just can't afford the new tools? I hear some of those mirrorless specific jigs and software licenses cost a fortune. Maybe it's not always about refusing to learn, but a small business owner staring at a bill they can't pay. It's easy to say "get with the times," but that new gear might be a whole year's profit for them. Sometimes closing up isn't a choice, it's just what happens when the world moves too fast.
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dakota_king32mo ago
Isn't it just stubbornness at this point? The camera industry shifted years ago, so clinging only to DSLRs is a choice to get left behind. Those shops will be fixing flip phones next.
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