Chinon CX-II shutter won't fire at so...

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Author Message   Kees Huyser Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) Posted on Monday, November 22, 2004 - 04:16 pm:        I have a Chinon CX-II with a vertical metal shutter which will work at speeds 1/15 and under. Go to 1/30 and it will work sometimes. Go higher and it won't work at all; the mirror is stuck in the UP position and the bottom shutter leave has to be jiggled by hand to bring the mirror down. Often just touching it will close the shutter and bring the mirror down. If instead of jiggling the bottom shutter leave I rotate the speed dial to 1/15 and cock the winding lever the shutter will free itself and the mirror comes down. When the mirror is up and the shutter stuck, the winding leaver doesn't work either. Any idea what could cause this behaviour? And, more importantly, how to cure it? Thanks in advance.   Kees Huyser Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 05:54 pm:        Problem solved; it turned out that the previous owner had treid to lubricate the shutter and there was sticky oil on and between the shutter blades. I cleaned it out with lighter fluid (zippo) and now all speeds work reliable once again.

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