Swapped to a JIS screwdriver set for Nikon F2 repairs and wow what a difference

I spent 3 hours last Tuesday fighting with a stuck screw on the prism of an old Nikon F2 using a standard Phillips head and kept stripping the edges. After reading a tip online I grabbed a $15 Vessel JIS screwdriver set and that same screw came out in under 30 seconds without any damage. Has anyone else found that using the wrong screwdriver type has cost them more time than they expected on old Japanese cameras?

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elliot_miller2217d ago

Ah, I'm not so sure about that. Most old repair guys I knew back then just used whatever screwdriver fit tight and got the job done without any trouble.

kai_bennett17d ago

Makes you wonder how many mint F2s got ruined by people using Phillips bits back in the day.