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Reborn7
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Posted on Monday, July 28, 2008 - 05:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I have a Nikon FG with good batteries, and correct exposure indication.

In manual mode the timing of all the FG manual shutter speeds are controlled by quartz. The eleven speeds from 1 to 1/1000 second are supposed to be timed exactly as you set them.

The problem is that the slow speeds from 1 to 1/30 (red-marked speeds) are correct BUT that ALL faster speeds appear to use the mechanical 1/90 speed.

I suppose that the AE and Program modes will yield the same results.

Is there a way to fix this ?
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Sillyconguru
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Posted on Monday, July 28, 2008 - 04:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

How are you determining the faster speeds? By audible guesswork or visual timing device?

I apologise if I'm teaching you to suck eggs... The reflex mirror and shutter curtains can only move at a certain maximum speed (the faster shutter speeds are obtained by the second curtain starting to close before the first has fully opened). This could explain why the speeds (1/60 - 1/1000) might sound the same.
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Rick_oleson
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Posted on Monday, July 28, 2008 - 09:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

In a camera with quartz-timed speeds, the quartz timing applies to manual speed settings only and auto speeds are a separate issue.... so, assuming that you do actually have a manual speed malfunction it does not necessarily follow that you will have the same situation on auto. I would use the TV test in any case to get a quick and fairly accurate idea of where your faster manual speeds are.

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