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Aphototaker
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Username: Aphototaker
Post Number: 65
Registered: 12-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 15, 2010 - 10:08 pm: | 
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Hi again, folks.
Given my recent marathon of posts regarding my CLA and restoration project of a Canon FTb, I have another question.
Could somebody tell me where is the adjustment to make shutter speeds slower or faster? I have tried to search for this, but I am getting some seemingly conflicting information. One source tells me the shutter adjustments are two brass screws (which need fork-tip screw drivers) on the rewind knob side at the bottom of the camera. Another source tells me that shutter speeds can be changed by turning the release cam underneath the shutter speed selector assembly (right in the middle of the arms "1", "2" and "3" that I showed in my earlier thread, for those of you who saw that photo yesterday). Could somebody confirm one way or the other please?
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Mikel
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Username: Mikel
Post Number: 206
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 08:07 pm: |
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It is the brass screws.
If you have your shutter speeds reasonably accurate at this point you need to do nothing further.
Looking at your recent photos, I would say that you might find things in good order and not requiring any additional work.
The fast speeds seem to be in order.
Don't let it get too complicated. |
Aphototaker
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Username: Aphototaker
Post Number: 70
Registered: 12-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 09:57 pm: |
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Yes, I have been thinking about this and I agree with you. Looking at the results, I don't think I need to do anything else.
I also noted from the photos posted earlier that the exposure appears to be more or less constant at 1/1000 and f/5.6, 1/500 and f/8, and finally at 1/125 and f/11. This would lead me to believe that the speed are actually being doubled as the aperture is being halved, giving a reasonably constant exposure. So yes, the camera seems to be in order now.
Many thanks. |
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