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Had to choose between a donor body and a full shutter rebuild for a Nikon F3. Went with the donor.

Customer brought in an F3 with a totally seized shutter. Found a cheap, cosmetically rough one with a good shutter on eBay for $75. The rebuild kit alone was over $100, plus 4+ hours of my time. Took the parts from the donor. It worked, but now I'm sitting on a box of leftover parts from the rough body. Felt a bit wasteful. What do you guys do with your leftover donor carcasses?
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hannah_wells
Always a pile of parts left over.
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erickelly
erickelly1d agoMost Upvoted
Those are just freebies, right?
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wendy_henderson21
Honestly, what does @erickelly do with all his extra parts?
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