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Chaffinch
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Username: Chaffinch
Post Number: 8
Registered: 10-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 17, 2009 - 02:56 pm: | 
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I've acquired a couple of really tidy Canonet QL19's over the past month, but both have stuck shutters. The problem appears to related to the dreaded self-timer mechanism, in that in both cases the self-timer levers are in the cocked position but do not release when the shutter release is tripped. Gentle pressure has not solved the problem and despite a search I can't find anything on the Forum relating specifically to this problem in Canonets. Any suggestions would be welcome. |
Georgeboosh
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Username: Georgeboosh
Post Number: 6
Registered: 04-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, July 18, 2009 - 01:33 am: |
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The problem is not the self-timer, it's the sticky shutter blades. If you clean the blades, then the self-timer will commence like magic.
I've had the same problem with Canonets and other cameras. It appears that, when shutters fail to trip, people (including me) activate the self-timer to see if it will unstick the shutter, but because the shutter is stuck, the self-timer won't start it's journey. |
Karl
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Username: Karl
Post Number: 35
Registered: 03-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, July 18, 2009 - 03:48 am: |
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Chaffinch please see recent post 'Canon Canonet slow shutter'. https://kyp.hauslendale.com/classics/forum/messages/2/15945.html?1247875837
I had a very simular problem,I am not saying it will work for you but it brought my Canonet back to life,just go real easy,any heavy contact with the shutter and they are gone. |
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