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Tronds_63
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Username: Tronds_63
Post Number: 26
Registered: 12-2011
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2013 - 12:03 pm: | 
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I have a Nikon FA with a trashed titanium shutter. half of it is ripped out of the camera.
I also have a dead N8008 / F801. I have read something about the shutters in this cameras, but is it possible to use the shutter unit or shutter blades from the F801 in the FA? |
Dirbel
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Username: Dirbel
Post Number: 94
Registered: 04-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2013 - 12:54 pm: |
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I used shutter blades intended for the F801 in my FA. I had to bend out the short side of the shutter housing a bit - the blades were just a bit too long (like 0.1mm).
Dirk |
Tronds_63
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Username: Tronds_63
Post Number: 27
Registered: 12-2011
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2013 - 01:56 pm: |
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Interesting. What about shortening the blades with a file? 0.1mm isn't much. just a few strokes with a small file and some touchup. |
Brcamera
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Username: Brcamera
Post Number: 269
Registered: 08-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 22, 2013 - 06:09 pm: |
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The shutter blades for the FA are quite different from the F801 blades and I don't see how the F801 blades would work at all in an FA as the mounting bushings are quite a bit smaller and spaced differently on the F801. I think I would just go with installing the correct blades (FA or FE-2 blades)
Bill |
Dirbel
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Username: Dirbel
Post Number: 95
Registered: 04-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 10:19 am: |
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Well, all I can say is that I did it, and it works.
Regarding filing down the blades. I don't think this will work - you'll probably bend the blades (and break them while trying to get them straight again).
Dirk |
