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Chrismccomas
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Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 12:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

my canon ae1 fires half of the time for some reason, sometimes it does, sometimes it doesnt, i miss so many moments, what can possibly be going on?
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Finnegan
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Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 02:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Dirty electrical contact switch in shutter release?
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Zanxion72
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Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 12:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Seems that the magnets of the shutter mechanism are in trouble.

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