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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2005 - 02:48 pm: | 
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Hello,
My battery work efficiently and the check led is lighting. All the functions are operating. When I press the shutter release button, at half-stroke, the slow/over led work according to the exposure, but completely down pressed, i can heard a simple "clic" but no shutter mouvement.
Also, when i move down the self-timer and after i press down the shutter release, the shutter don't clic 8 seconds later... At "B" setting, the shutter is not open when i keep the relase button pressed. I hear just "clic" and nothing....
I think it's a mechnical problem but i don't know how to access the part to repair. How can i open the lens to reach the shutter. Please help me. |
WernerJB
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2005 - 03:49 pm: |
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This sounds like your camera's shutter is gummed up, in other words its blades stick together because they are (partly) covered with a sticky residue that over time has crept there from both the clockwork and, more likely, the helicoil.
The usual cleaning procedure requires removal of the name plate ring and the front lens element to have access to the front side of the blades which then are carefully cleaned with cotton swabs wettened with lighter fluid. Quite often this helps. I always clean the blades also from the side pointing to the film, as otherwise the shutter will probably fail again after a while. But this can only be done after removal of the rear lens element, a somewhat more complicated repair which cannot be recommended for a complete novice. My advice is to use this forum's "Keyword Search" function (and the internet) first, gather as much information as possible and then start to tackle the problem, lots of luck, W. |
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