Had a guy bring in a camera he said was haunted...

This was about two years ago at my old shop in Austin. He was dead serious, said the shutter fired on its own at exactly 3:33 AM for three nights straight. He'd even marked the lens cap with tape to prove it moved. I opened it up and found a single, tiny metal shaving from the manufacturing process that was bridging a circuit when the temperature dropped at night. Charged him $75 for the clean-out. Ever had a customer give you a repair reason you just couldn't make up?

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fisher.adam1mo ago

Seriously, a haunted camera? That's just a mechanical glitch with a spooky story attached. People love to jump to the supernatural before checking the simple stuff. Glad you found the real fix.

eva_ross1mo ago

Remember my friend's old Polaroid? It kept spitting out blank photos with these weird, dark smudges. Turns out the film was just expired and the rollers were dirty.

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evac891mo ago

Blank photos with smudges? That's actually terrifying.

casey161mo ago

That "haunted camera" thing is wild. My buddy had a similar story with an old radio that would turn on by itself. Just a loose wire in the plug making a bad connection.