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Murray
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 27, 2004 - 08:58 am: | 
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Hello:
Aside from forgetting where in the house I put my Retina Reflex S, I have a shutter question (Compur).
The shutter got progressively slow and then stuck open. I haven't done anything to it so it's a good candidate for cleaning.
I have poor luck getting non-simple cameras back together, and have heard this one is not easy to work on. Hoever, quotes for CLA were frightening (close to $200).
I put a pinhole disc in it last time I used it, but I owe the camera the restoration of it's dignity...if it only needs to have the shutter cleaned, how hard is it to access enough of the shutter to flush it?
I have time to dwell on the answer while looking for the camera.
Thanks
Murray |
Jon Goodman
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 27, 2004 - 08:27 pm: |
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Hi, Murray.
Well...you could remove the lens from the front. This will reveal the shutter blades, which can be given a bath of naphtha. It might help...contact cleaner might help, too, but be positively certain to use one that is plastic safe. I think I'd stick with naphtha, personally. Ronsonol is the same thing.
Jon |
Ed
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 04:52 pm: |
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if what Jon advised doesn't help, don't even think about taking it apart--one the most difficult cameras to work one. |
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