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     Winfried Rating: N/A |
Some shutters were modified to fit on special cameras. Especially Prontor shutters which are NOT cocked with an extra external lever but 'internally' via the cocking shaft have several varietes concerning the linkage of the cocking shaft to the camera's cocking mechanism. AFAIK the Silettes have such an internal cocking linkage. Usually all shutters of same make have the same threads, regardless whether they were used for front-cell or unit focussing lens. There are very few exceptions. Anyhow, I did not encounter too many shutters which were actually broken. If your shutter runs at a high speed only probably the speed escapement is severely gummed. The part which is supposed to stop the movement of the cocking shaft for a short moment sometimes does not return to its rest position. This usually can be fixed by a good shutter cleaning. |