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Author Message   Sdedalus Tinkerer Username: Sdedalus Post Number: 4 Registered: 04-2011 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 12:34 am:    I got a chance to test out the shutter on the Mess Ikonta and it's running reliably and each speed is consistent. The following are the average times for 5 actuations at each speed. 1s = 1.45s 1/2s = .88s 1/5s = .35s 1/10s = .15s 1/25s = .055s 1/50s = .034s 1/100s = .016s 1/300s = .004s At 1/300th, the wave is stepped. Should I measure from the first or second peak? If it's the first, then 1/300 = .005. Am I getting about as good as I'll get from a 55 year old Prontor SV, or should I go a bit further? As of yet I've removed and thoroughly cleaned the slow speed escapement and applied a surface cleaning to the rest of the shutter and the blades. I have neither removed the shutter from the camera nor done any other disassembly. Thanks.