Ethan
3-Oct-2019, 15:14
Hey everyone,
I was hiking up a mountain to take some photos today. Ended up not getting many, due to mist obscuring most views, but with the few that I did take, I noticed that the shutter on my lens has begun malfunctioning.
Here's the issue, which I don't understand, but maybe some of you will, and might be able to help me determine if it is worth trying to get it fixed. On shutter speeds 1/5, and 1/10, the shutter gets stuck open. I don't really understand this, because at speeds higher and lower than that, it seems to work fine. on the slower speeds, it might be firing a little slow, but it's hard for me to judge that without a shutter tester.
One theory I had, is because it was cold on the mountain, the lubricants might have gummed up and made the shutter blades sticky, but in my (limited) knowledge, that wouldn't explain why it still works at even slower speeds, and it also still didn't work after it warmed up.
Do any of you know what may be the issue, and whether it is worth fixing? I know these old shutters are only getting harder to find, but the lens (and old Eastman Ektar 12") isn't in great condition, so I may be better off just buying a new lens. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Ethan
I was hiking up a mountain to take some photos today. Ended up not getting many, due to mist obscuring most views, but with the few that I did take, I noticed that the shutter on my lens has begun malfunctioning.
Here's the issue, which I don't understand, but maybe some of you will, and might be able to help me determine if it is worth trying to get it fixed. On shutter speeds 1/5, and 1/10, the shutter gets stuck open. I don't really understand this, because at speeds higher and lower than that, it seems to work fine. on the slower speeds, it might be firing a little slow, but it's hard for me to judge that without a shutter tester.
One theory I had, is because it was cold on the mountain, the lubricants might have gummed up and made the shutter blades sticky, but in my (limited) knowledge, that wouldn't explain why it still works at even slower speeds, and it also still didn't work after it warmed up.
Do any of you know what may be the issue, and whether it is worth fixing? I know these old shutters are only getting harder to find, but the lens (and old Eastman Ektar 12") isn't in great condition, so I may be better off just buying a new lens. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Ethan