By the way, it's good that you have a nice camera. The shift linkage is where I seem to have the most problems figuring out on reassembly. No diagram I have seen helps. Take good pictures in this area so you know how your springs go!
I'm about to tear into my K6 engine to determine what a phantom noise is about... so thanks for the heads up on the pictures. I'll be sure to get good pictures of the transmission. And now that you mention it, there have been folks here on the forum that have had gears in backward or spacers in the wrong spot.... And it's not like I haven't regretted missing opportunities to document how things have come apart
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Joan's using an Olympus c5050z which is not a bad camera but if she's half as skilled as I suspect (and she were impolite like me
, she might tell you that the nice pictures have little to do with the camera and a lot to do with the person behind it.
I have done a lot of photography work and have spent more than I'd like to admit on cameras but I can pick up my $100 digital point and shoot camera and make excellent pictures. Better cameras do give you more flexibility/functionality and a $1200 Nikon DSLR probably has a better chance of making a better picture but... If I hand that $1200 rig and a part to a non-photographer... then give the same part and a Canon Sureshot to an experienced and trained photographer, who do you think will have a better picture? The results will be phenomenally different. The better camera will not win. I'm kicking around the notion of putting together a tutorial for photographing bikes/parts etc. since our reliance on pictures is huge here. For the moment, I'll rant about the 2 most glaring errors I see here.
- For close-ups, make sure you're in focus. Most people get the camera close to the subject for a close-up. Not too good when you're beyond (inside) the camera's focal range - the fix is to move back and crop the photo or select a macro mode which sometimes gives you the ability to focus closer.
- Lights! Use lots and lots of lights. Getting light from multiple angles is a good thing.
Stay tuned... not sure yet where I'll post the "photo tips".
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SOHC Digger - I see you're in the Chicagoland area. I'm pretty close (NW Indiana). Maybe we can catch a ride some time.