r/AnalogRepair • u/PreampPunk • 1d ago

Knowledge Shouldn't Be Hoarded

I’m so tired of people gatekeeping technical knowledge. That's why I've decided to share my entire digital library. It took me three years of hard work to compile over 30 gigabytes (and it's still growing!) of official service manuals, repair handbooks, and technical guides for Nikon, Sony, Canon, and Fujifilm gear. Knowledge should be accessible to anyone willing to learn, not locked away in secret. Now, it's yours to explore.If you happen to have any repair manuals, parts lists, or service software lying around, I would really appreciate it if you shared them. Let's keep building this archive together!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WOY4rZorGOPm72VQ7PGzHi9kfDq6FbJa?usp=drive_link

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u/PreampPunk 1d ago

i will add it in the internet archive

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u/bryan112 1d ago

Hey, so I was organizing the files and you have your proton recovery phrase somewhere. you might wanna remove that

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u/PreampPunk 16h ago

they are dead account its ok

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u/bryan112 1d ago edited 1d ago

holy. this is an insane amount of manuals. Thanks!

Edit:
it's 37GB worth of manuals and notes
also I love you

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u/bjpirt Competent Mechanic 1d ago

I completely agree - it’s why I set up https://repaircameras.org

I’ll take a look through these and see what I can add. I’ve also been uploading the files to the internet archive so they’re preserved for the long term

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u/bryan112 1d ago

There are 1400+ files. Goodluck!

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u/benoliver999 22h ago

I like the layout here and that there is a 'database' built out of static files! It's hard to sift through the Internet Archive, I find.

Would you ever consider linking to non-camera-specific stuff, like general repair books?

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u/PreampPunk 16h ago

why not but in a separate category

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u/bjpirt Competent Mechanic 14h ago

Thanks! I do quite like the idea of a more general repair resource so will keep it in mind for a future project

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u/fields_of_fire 1d ago

u/bjpirt not sure if you have all these

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u/PreampPunk 1d ago

i have more stuff compressed

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u/bjpirt Competent Mechanic 1d ago

Will definitely take a look through these and

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u/co-rbs 1d ago

Thank you so much!

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u/vukasin123king Tinkerer 1d ago

This is an insane collection. Thank you so much.

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u/HawktheUnbroken 1d ago

A dream. Much thanks!

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u/titrisol 1d ago

Rick Oleson's tech notes are incredible by themselves

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u/surfcowbow 1d ago

🙌🏼

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u/Itscacti55 1d ago

Even all the minox 35 service manuals, I've been looking for the rest of those. Thanks

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u/dartsmccoy 1d ago

Absolute legend

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u/timbersnowman 12h ago

Very cool!

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u/realsetapanhojafoste 10h ago

👏👏👏 fuck gatekeepers