Fix Old Cameras: Speed Cam Swage Adjustment

Shutter speeds running too slow or fast in a leaf type shutter . This tutorial video explains and demonstrates swage technique as it relates to vintage and classic camera shutter repair.
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[@sohrab.tavakoli]

Thanks for sharing this, very helpful. what is the accepted tolerance for these kind of shutters?

[@tadrenfro]

Great work... thanks for uploading! :)

[@FixOldCameras]

Your interest in Fix Old Cameras is appreciated.

[@youngcameracompany]

Awesome!

[@FixOldCameras]

Thank you.

[@mrrcrogersjr]

Love your videos. Could you do one on Minolta lag after shutter is pushed. On XD11?

[@FixOldCameras]

Thank you for your interest in FOC. It shall be put on the list (LOL... a very long list)...

[@nicksteinmetz838]

Any chance we could get a video on Konica Autoreflex self-timer jams and/or a referral to resources that could help find a solution to that problem?

[@alexbonarski1512]

Is there a way to increase only the fastest shutter speed if the shutter is already at it’s maximum? I see Revere 33 or Wollensak 10 shutter at the end of your video. I tried to speed up this shutter by tightening up the spring but then slow speeds became too fast. Is there a way to avoid that in this shutter? Thank you!

[@low3242]

Hi FOC thanks for making these videos, I really appreciate that.
Please can you help me to solve a problem about my Canon AE-1. The problem is:
Camera fires automatically after cranking the lever.

[@FixOldCameras]

Most likely the contact surface of the release magnet and release magnet arm need to be cleaned.
It might help to watch the FOC video "AE-1 Release Magnet " th-cam.com/video/PzjW9Y0WcuI/w-d-xo.html

[@gopernoper5330]

Is there a possibility of a video showing how to service a Contaflex shutter? I have 2 cameras, (a 1 and 2) That appear to have the same issues, shutters not firing and slow aperture blades. The self timers are discharged. I have heard that this is a common issue with these cameras.

[@FixOldCameras]

That would be a longer or a two part FOC video, but much fun.

[@FixOldCameras]

Yes indeed. Hopefully sooner than later.

[@frprblog3849]

can u did a video about how to fix auto turning on camera? btw its fujifilm old camera that i still use...

[@FixOldCameras]

The Fuji Film Company manufactured some beautiful Fujica film cameras from the vintage and classic era. A favorite is the Fujica G690 medium format RF camera. Definitely many Fujica cameras worthy of a feature.

[@sewing1243]

What do use for a shutter speed tester?

[@FixOldCameras]

An electronic shutter speed tester is available for comparison and confirmation... However, for leaf shutters... a practiced ear and eye is all that is needed. A known accurate shutter is helpful to compare until your ear and eye are trained to identify irregularity. Simply hold the shutter up to a diffused light source and peer through the shutter while running it through its paces. Also, you can use a digital stop watch to check slowest speeds. Most vintage shutters top out at 1/500 and all but a very few of what are considered classic cameras top out at 1/1000. If you are so inclined DIY focal plane shutter speed tester can be made from a slotted drum that is rotated at a constant speed while a light source illuminates the slots from inside the drum. (See the Sept-Oct 1979 issue of "The Camera Craftsman." Once set up you will be able to see curtain bounce, exposure uniformity and erratic travel times. Maybe those symptoms are all a bit redundant. Probably construction of such a device is more trouble than the return is worth. Anyway, for speeds above 1/1000 an electronic shutter speed tester is essential for focal plane shutters in calculating curtain travel times and blade (Copal type shutters) travel times, shutter bounce, leading edge engagement, etc.