u/Legitimate-Inside504

hi all, yesterday i picked up my first analog camera, a praktica super tl1000. in my excitement i didn't notice that i couldn't look through the viewfinder (woops!). i realised it's the mirror that's stuck in the up position so i looked up video's on how to fix it, but none of the cameras on the video's have a bottom that look like mine so i'm unsure on how to continue.

all the video's mention some sort of lip that may get caught on a wheel, which could be solved by using lubricant, but since the underside of my camera looks so different I don't know what to look for

any wisdom is appreciated:-) i know i made the most rookie mistake of all mistakes, so i'm praying i didn't just spend money on a broken camera

(not sure if i can use this flair for this type of post)

yesterday i picked up my first all metal sewing machine second hand!! it's the seller's wife's grandmother's old machine and was taken care of SO well? there was not a speck of dust to be found inside of her aside from one place

i already have a second hand machine, but it was my "i'll settle for this" machine and i always wanted a metal one, although i do love her!! last night i did an extra cleaning + dusting off and oiled her. she sews SO fast so i do have to get used to that, but part of that is also due to the knee handle while i usually use a foot pedal. i'm dying to learn all the tricks on how she works, it's a little bit of a fenaggeling job because the manual i have is for the 530-1 and 530-2 which has a few knobs that aren't on mine. oh well!

i stickered my other machine, but i'd feel crazy if i stickered this one lol

so excited to sew again after a long time!! will update when i have finished my first project :-)