Hello all,
So I bought a new lens
It's a 14" Commercial Ektar in the shutter mentioned above, in lovely shape.
Previous owner said the shutter was serviced and is working perfectly.
Well, almost..
1)
everything is fine and all speeds (apart from 1 sec sometimes) sound accurate and strong as long as the lens and lensboard are in vertical position. When the lens is pointed at the ceiling or at the floor, however, all speeds become a painfully slow mess, the shutter blades take ages to open up and close down, as if they were doing everything in slow motion. Turn the lens back so that the barrel is parallel to the ground and it works perfectly again.
2)
I also noticed that the viewing lever is a bit funny, at least I think so - never had any other lens an ilex shutter before. Opening is fine, the blades quickly pop open, but when shutting it close it seems like they only fall back to position thanks to gravity. The lever itself goes back into closed position without encountering any resistance indeed, as if it was disengaged.
3)
Me thinks something's off. xD
Any advice is much appreciated.
Many thanks in advance.
Balazs
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