Ari
16-Dec-2012, 20:36
Hi,
I just received my first-ever Copal 3 shutter, speeds sound good.
I'm unfamiliar with these, so bear with me, please.
When I cock the shutter, it works fine, and fires at the appropriate speed.
However, if I engage the diaphragm lever (before I cock the shutter), and then close the diaphragm, the shutter cocking lever gets stuck and won't cock the shutter.
With some gentle jiggling of the shutter release button and cocking lever, I can again cock the shutter, but once I use the diaphragm lever, the shutter-cocking lever gets re-stuck.
Conversely, I can cock the shutter, then open the diaphragm, close it, fire the shutter, and that works fine.
But I don't know if that's the way a Copal 3 is supposed to work, or if I've got to send it in for repair.
To sum up, does the shutter need to be cocked first in order to open the diaphragm (like a Seiko shutter)?
I hope all that makes sense.
Thanks
I just received my first-ever Copal 3 shutter, speeds sound good.
I'm unfamiliar with these, so bear with me, please.
When I cock the shutter, it works fine, and fires at the appropriate speed.
However, if I engage the diaphragm lever (before I cock the shutter), and then close the diaphragm, the shutter cocking lever gets stuck and won't cock the shutter.
With some gentle jiggling of the shutter release button and cocking lever, I can again cock the shutter, but once I use the diaphragm lever, the shutter-cocking lever gets re-stuck.
Conversely, I can cock the shutter, then open the diaphragm, close it, fire the shutter, and that works fine.
But I don't know if that's the way a Copal 3 is supposed to work, or if I've got to send it in for repair.
To sum up, does the shutter need to be cocked first in order to open the diaphragm (like a Seiko shutter)?
I hope all that makes sense.
Thanks