Just found out how many tiny screws are in a 1980s Nikon F3

I was cleaning a used one I got from a guy in Tacoma last week, and I decided to count them as I went. There are 87 separate screws just in the top plate and prism housing. I looked it up in an old service manual PDF to check, and it's right there on the diagram. Has anyone else been shocked by the part count on a classic camera?

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brian_bell22h ago

I used to think they were simpler inside.

the_terry18h ago

A book argued that consciousness is just a bunch of chemical reactions.