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Delvischeng
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Post Number: 9
Registered: 04-2009

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Posted on Tuesday, December 08, 2009 - 06:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

1)When I rotate the winding lever to the end, it cocks the shutter. Once removing my thumb, winding lever return back and immediately the winding mechanism triggers the shutter. I need to press the shutter button to release the winder lock before I can rotate the winding lever again. I believe there is a screw to be adjusted so that the winding mechanism and shutter release work properly. I attach the photo of the winding lever and someone please show me which screw needs to be adjusted.

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Harryrag
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Registered: 05-2008

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Posted on Wednesday, December 09, 2009 - 06:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I have encountered this problem with other cameras and it usually indicates that the shutter cannot be fully cocked, i.e. the levers/gear racks cannot fully travel their ways, because they are bent or warped when someone used brutal force to make a camera "work". I strongly suspect the cocking gear under the bottom cover or - which is a bit more problematic - the turning pivot that cocks the shutter cannot rotate enough, so the shutter fires before it snaps to its ready-to-be-released position.
Your problem may result from a shutter that needs cleaning even if it looks fine.
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Reiner
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Posted on Wednesday, December 09, 2009 - 01:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

In a similiar case I had everything was fine after a good shutter cleaning. I did not expect it but I saw that the shutter had to be cleaned anyway and I knew how to do it and I did not know how to fix the the imediate firing. So I cleaned the shutter at first and ... voila.

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