Fix Old Cameras: A Quick Shutter Fix
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มี.ค. 2014
- Focal plane shutter blades pushed out of position. This tutorial video shows a quick fix for resetting misaligned shutter blades in a focal plane shutter without any disassembly.
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Saved another camera from getting sent out! There's something super liberating about, "well, it's already broken, worst I can do is break it more" that leads me to try fixing things I'd never have dreamed of touching. Thank you!
Awesome! Thanks to your in-depth explanation on how the shutter assembly is made, I was able to fix the shutter in my DSLR. You saved me time and money!
We used to do this on Olympus OM-77's and 88's, and the IS-cameras as well, but here's a little trick: Some vertical travel shutter blades are plastic. We would re-orient them as you show, but then put the camera face down with the injured shutter curtains showing, then put a desk lamp with a 60W incandescent bulb facing them about 6-8 inches away for 5-10 minutes. This will relax the blades, making them flatter. Be careful though -- we melted a couple of plastic bodies that way! That required a TBR -- "Total Body Replacement", where we would lift off the serial number and move it to a replacement body!
Excellent video and demonstration of how the shutter blades work :)
Wow! I would have had absolutely no idea that a shutter in that poor of condition could be made to work again. Thanks for the great video.
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Many thanks sir! You just saved the life of a Nikon F65❤
Nice work.. keep makin' those videos!
Thank you so much bro, I was able to fix my camera by watching your video, I can't explain how good it is, thank you so much.
Thanks to you guys I saved 2 cameras.
Good to hear of your successful repairs. Keep'em going.
This worked on a Konica TC that I picked-up from Goodwill for $8. The shutter looked like it had been poked through with a finger. I used a combination of the modified tweezers and a bamboo skewer. Works perfectly now. Interesting note is that the shutter blades on this particular Konica are pretty thick and required more force to get them back into place than I anticipated.
Thanks!
Great to hear of your success. This procedure will work on any vertical type bladed focal plane shutter as long as the blades are not to severely buckled.
Fantastic, I had a Pentax MZ-50 camera in the shed with a buckled shutter and after seeing your video I got it out and with a Q-tip (yes, a Q-tip) flattened, bent and cut down the middle I was able to re-align the blades, it now has a roll of FP-4+ ready for action, thanks again.
Clever adaptation of items on hand with outstanding results. Thank you for your interest in Fix Old Cameras.
Fix Old Cameras I have a Nikon F50 with the same problem but I will adapt a tweezers for that repair.
mamiyapress Excellent.
Oh my god...cant believe this kind of TH-cam channel exist! :D
I have this problem also. Million thanks for do this :D
Thank you for your interest and comments.
You are a genius - just like the people who designed these amazing mechanisms
Some of the mechanisms are very elegant and some maybe a bit clunky but all very cool or beautiful in their own way... as are those of us who try and keep'em going. Thank you for your comment and interest in FOC. Along with you interest in repairing classic and vintage cameras.
Legendary experience shared, thanks for your time
Another Fantastic Video, Keep em coming. your the best on youtube....
Thank you for the words of encouragement.
Great stuff! Any chance you all could do a video on removing the shutter module? Considering swapping one out in a Nikon FA - would love some pro tips!
Hello and thank you I was working with my FE2 and shoved the shutter blades in and had to gently pull them out and put back in .. it worked my FE2 is fine now thanks to you ..
Good to hear of your success.
+Fix Old Cameras sir which camera is this my dad's old yashica fx-3 is similar so does applying this same method would fix its shutter?!
what an informative channel, thanks, I have an Ensign 820 with a sluggish shutter mainly on the 1s and 1/2s the other speeds seem to be ok any advice would be helpful, regards James
Thank you for sharing
How about one for shutter cutains
Thank you! Brought an EOS 300 back to working condition in half a minute just by slipping the blade back into the shim!
Thank you for posting these videos. I have a Canon AE-1 that I fixed the light seals with your videos and it works great but now when I used it the shutter curtain does not let the shot get taken and now I waisted a roll of film how do I fix the shutter curtain on an Canon AE-1?
hi, Josh did u found out how to fix it, because i have the same problem, please tell me how you did it. i got to fix mine
Hello! Do you have a video fixing the film advance and rewind on a canon eos 1n ? camera jams at frame 29 and won't rewind. short rolls work occasionally
Very detailed and interesting . Could you do one on a cloth focal plane shutter which works only intermittently ?
Thank you, this is awesome.
Thank you for your interest in FOC.
so good, thankyou!
Very instructional. got my ae-1 working from your tips
Good to hear of you success.
Great thank u so much it was really helpful thank goodness I fixed it
+Mahadevan R.S.
Very good to hear of your successful repair.
did you run film through this camera following this fix? were there any light leaks? Or is the damage to those blades purely superficial
I have a canon eos elan 7 that had the top 3 shutter blades out of place and I put them back in and now it operates normal but they ended up looking all crumpled up even before putting in place. My question is will I get light leaks ?
Hello.
I like your videos, and wonder if you have one to replace a shutter assembly on a Nikon FM. Thanks.
Not yet, but it would make for a good subject for a FOC feature.
Help!! I bought a Kodak cameo motor 110 and the shutter button is stuck to the side, any tips on how to fix it 😢??? I can’t find any videos on this camera. Pls & thank you
thank you sooooo much
Hello, my Nikon FE10 has a much worse problem. The shutter at the back of the camera seems to be in good condition, the problem is, the other layer behind that seems to have broken off from the first layer. What remedy can I do for this issue?
I have a problem with my yashica mg-1. The shutter blade doesn't want to close automatically until I release the shutter button. Do you know how to solve this? Thank you
Hello.
Do you know why this happens with the curtains?
I am looking at a Canon EOS 3000V (EOS Revel Ti) with one of the curtains out of place at a very good price and condition.
Do you think it will be a good idea to buy it or will this error be repeated frequently?
Thank you.
Thank you so much!
You are welcome and thank you for your interest in Fix Old Cameras.
dear fixoldcameras, i need help with my zenit (зенит).the shutter curtains are stuck and i am unsure as to how to get them working.also are you going to make a video on how to remove rust? that would be very helpful if you did. also im not sure on how to repair the shutter settings being stuck on 1/1000 of a second on my centon. your help will be very appriciated. your channel is the only one that actually offers help in camera repairs in such a professional and easy to follow way.
Thank you for your comments and interest in FOC, A video on how to deal with rust as it relates to classic and vintage camera repair would be good. When a camera is completely jammed the first step is determine if the shutter is stuck or the wind mechanism is jammed.
Hi there!!! I fund your video amazing and I just wanted to know if you can help me with the info on how to fix a jammed self timer that doesn’t allow the shutter curtain to move at all. I just want to fix this konica autoreflex t2 of a friend who past away from cancer and left me this to remember him. Please and thank you I really enjoyed the video ❤
Stamp collector tweezers will work good for this, and you can get the min bent tips.
Great suggestion. Thanks.
Just fixed thie same problem on a Minolta Maxxum 5. It appears to be functioning normally now.
please, do a video about pentax mx orizontal focal-plane shutter!!
in my camera the shutter does not return in fully closed position after shooting, thus the mirror also remain up
thanks
There might be a residual of oil that has migrated on the blades. It usually can be temporarily cleaned with an alcohol saturated cleaning swab.
luckily it was only some dust that had accumulated during the years of inactivity, but with patience and elbow grease I managed to fix it!
I also cleaned the supplied 50mm lens and soon I'll release a video about it, so don't miss it! (consider subscribe to my channel, it would be an enormous help for me to grow and improve)
I take this opportunity to congratulate to you for your job on this YT channel, which I'm very pleased to follow, so keep going!
CIAO
Good to hear of your success and good luck with your channel.
Shows just how resilient shutters really are...
Yes indeed. It is surprising at times. And up to a point and depending on the material they are made from.
I have a konica z up 60 and it says E3 can someone help me fix it?
Excellent.
Thank you for your comment and for your interest in FOC.
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What kind of tweezers would you recommend? I'm going to try to fix my Canon EOS Elan.
Thanks for the post!!!
A curved non-magnetic for starters.
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Thanks!!!
Thank you so much for that. I’m having an issue with a Nikon FG, where the shutter blades won’t come down from the top shutter frame. I got it to come down a few times, seems like a bunch of junk was caked inside the shutter blade track, and along the top and bottom of the track. From trying to see if it worked on it’s own a few times by pressing the shutter and film advance it got stuck back up again after 10 or so times. Any suggestions?
I just called you and you helped me so much! Thank you very much for taking the time to help me. I really appreciate it.
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge to everyone.
You are welcome. And thank you for your interest in Fix Old Cameras.
Hi J D, i have the same issue with a Nikon FE2. Woul you mind telling me what helped in your case? It would be a huge help! Thanks in advance!
Marco Hahn Hi, sorry so late to respond. The track on the shutter blades were all Gunked up with some kind of debris and gooey stuff. I just kept working it out with a small dentist tool (careful not to scratch the blades or ruin the track or using a tooth pick. I used a lot of 90% alcohol to clear out most of what ever it was that kept the blades from retracting properly ( sometimes the alcohol was better than any tool because it ate up what was in the way of the blades)
Hope that helps
@@JD-je8ld thanks!!! I will try that 🤞
Anyone wanna explain how doing this fix also fixed the flash on my new camera? (Minolta Dyanx 300si
whats the name of that camera i have one exactly like it and i want to learn how to use it
Sort of a mystery... but if it looks like you camera than it is probably the same manufacture as your camera.
Please don't kill that EOS 300. For some weird reason, this cheap plastic thing is my favorite camera. I just like it.
I have a vivitar v4000 and whenever i hit ths shutter release the viewfinder just goes dark and doest fix until i take the lense off. Whats wrong with it?
If it release properly with the lens off, then it is possible the aperture linkage is the source of you problem.
I have a Nikon FE that works fine except for the shutter curtain staying up after taking a shot. It goes down and up again when pressing the shutter release, but remains in the open position, overexposing the film. The mirror returns to it's correct position. Any ideas on how to fix this issue? Thanks
There might be a film of oil on the second curtain shutter blades causing them to stick... or mechanical damage to the blades... or a mechanical malfunction. However if the shutter works properly in the M90 setting, than the issue is an electronic failure.
Thanks for your help!
I have an olympus om2n that isn't right.
Basically the shutter just fires at the same speed(around 1/60th sec) no matter what you set it on and sometimes sticks.
New batteries. Ive tested it to death altering things over and over, over about a 1 week period altering this and that and its improved from being only firing on B to mostly firing when the shutters pressed but its still not right.
Every single speed it fires on is the exact same.
The lightmeter seems to work but the connection to alter shutter speed doesnt seem to work on manual or auto.
I suspect the PCB has gone. Any ideas?
As you suspect the issue could be a circuit issue or a faulty component, most likely an IC. However there are a couple of other possibilities. If the shutter speeds are fast in both auto and manual, Then go ahead and remove the mirror box base cover plate. The felt strips along the sides of the cover plate will probably also need to be removed to facilitate the cover plate removal. A ceramic circuit will be revealed. The switch (SW101) sets to front of the board on the wind lever side, check it for positive contact before release. If good, check the wiper of variable resistor (VR-102) closest to this switch. Clean around this area. Between the wiper of VR-102 and battery negative should be at least one volt. If this all checks out... bad IC.
Fix Old Cameras Thank you for the info.
I havent touched it yet and am reading the manuals for it to see how it all goes together.
The mirror box base plate is held in place by a small screw.
Im experiencing shutter speed problems with my Leica R5 - do you have any advice or guidance on any additional tests I can do - any help would be greatfully appreciated
Paul
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I fix a camera with this video, Thanks.
Good to hear.
Super new to film cameras I have a Pentax spotmatic , the shutter curtain is stuck halfway across. Help?
Is there tension on the curtains? if yes - jammed shutter gears... if no - weak spring tension on the shutter rollers
Fix Old Cameras maybe weak spring because I can pull it the rest of the way across with ease it just won’t go on it’s own
Help! I have a Lomo plastic camera and everything is fine but the shutter button doesn’t work properly so therefore I can’t take a photo 😭 someone give me a solution please
marine grade heat shrink tubing has glue on the inside so it wont fall off the tapered tweezers.
Perfect.
@@FixOldCameras oh btw, years ago i took my OM10 to the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. BIG MISTAKE! the gas coming out of it started a corrosion problem that hasnt gone away. volcanoes and mechanical cameras dont mix
I have a m35 autofocus and it makes a wierd rattling noise whenever I try to take a photo
Not sure what is going on. Maybe auto focus drive slipping is causing weird noise...
Does the camera as its seen in 3:00 work fine?
As ugly and mangled as that shutter is shown, it did work... good question. Thank you for your interest in FOC.
thanks for answering and for the video!
Pentax MV1. Mine's shutter doesn't click and I can't see anything from the viewfinder. Pls help 😢
Sound like the mirror is stuck in the up position. Try removing the bottom cover and releasing the wind interlock lever so that you can wind the camera again to see if it will bring the mirror down.
But is it light tight?
It is as long as the blades are not crinkled.
Zenit E shutter repair
pls do one for canon t50
Thank you for the suggestion.
hi, i have a problem with a slr camera. the shutter is stuck millimeter before, and does not allow to keep shooting. and i dont know no one who wants to fix it. can you help me? the rest of the camera works very well. thank you so much.
Try to give the shutter a gentle encouraging nudge to the end of the travel position to see if the mirror drops and completes the shutter cycle. Use gentle pressure only, if force is required then stop and reevaluate.
yes we do that every time the shutter stuck. and then works a few shots more, and then stuck again, It is very uncomfortable when the film is inside.
anducure You have not indicated what type of camera you have. Probably a Minolta XG series, as they are prone to that type of shutter malfunction. The shutter curtain tension could possible be increased so there is more pressure at the end of the shutter cycle. If it is an XG you will find two gears under the bottom cover positioned side by side on the rewind side of the camera. They are identifiable by the ratchet stops that allow for the gear tension to be set and held.
yes, sorry. it's a casio rf-1. made in japan
The Casio RF-1 has a metal shutter probably made by Cosina. It would not have shutter tension gears as described in the Minolta XG. There could be oil residue on the blades that could be causing drag. Short of complete disassembly and proper servicing of the shutter there is not much that can be done. You can try spot cleaning the blades with isopropyl alcohol and a judicious application of powder graphite as an emergency fix.
Could I send you my camera to fix. It doesn't have this problem. It's a Kodak VR35 ektanar and it just doesn't work.
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Save the film cameras. Fix em, don’t toss em!