Hi everyone!
I received a nice new (used) Nikkor 75mm this morning, and in testing things out found that the shutter was sticking below 1/8 second. So, I promptly initiated a return on Ebay.
But, continuing to "exercise" the shutter, it seems to have gotten nearly completely better at all speeds.
So my general question, as all of our gear ages--I would imagine that as mechanical devices this is all somewhat to be expected as they're not making this stuff any longer. So my thought is to keep the lens and if it acts up regularly to send in for a CLA. As time goes on it might seem that finding gear, particularly shutters that are perfect will become increasingly difficult.
So it might also seem that buying a "new in box" Copal shutter that has not been cycled since it was made would be an also risky/iffy proposition.
Is my thinking correct on this, or am I sort of all wet as a newbie? A final thought: my Mamiya lenses have not been getting a lot of use the last couple years, and one of my wide angle lenses had a "sticky shutter" in the slow speeds. Some exercising seemed to help in that case as well! That would seem to substantiate my thoughts some?
Wayne
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