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     Rick_oleson Tinkerer Username: Rick_oleson Post Number: 129 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A |
Does the shutter NEED cleaning? if the slow speeds run well, you can leave it alone and just do cosmetic cleaning. The Yashica shutter is not hard to clean as shutters go, much the same as your Retina and Ciro. The biggest trick is getting to it by removing the front fascia (screws are under the leatherette) and the biggest trick to THAT is that the leatherette is probably brittle so you'll have to find new leather to replace it and cut it to shape. The meter is reached partly through the viewfinder hood opening, and partly through the front lens panel, depending on exactly what you need to reach. If the camera is in working order I wouldn't mess with it until I had shot some film..... |