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     M_currie Tinkerer Username: M_currie Post Number: 288 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A |
You should see a slit of light through the shutter at 1/1000 if you hold the camera up to the light with lens and back off. It's not that unusual for one speed to be off and the others all right, or at least functional. It probably needs cleaning and lubing. There are also some delicate curtain tension adjustments for the high speeds. I had an F that got wet inside, which had the same problem. I was able to get all the speeds working, and even seeming to be about right, but 1000 never came back. I'd give it a try with some cheap print film. Find a level of light that can use a range of shutter speeds up through 500, and try it. See how the exposures vary. F's were pretty notorious for not getting up to the full 1000 anyway. Check KEH.com for glass and you'll get a pretty good idea of normal prices. There are a lot of lenses that will fit, at a huge range of prices. |