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02/15/2009 01:31:47 PM · #1 |
| So I have to use my old Nikon manual 35mm film camera for a project and I haven't used it in over a year. Anyways when i set the shutter speed to anything on the dial and take a photo, the shutter remains closed but appears to open after i set it to Bulb or M90. I remember I had this problem last year and I can't remember how to fix it. Anyone else have this problem before or can remember something like this ever happening to them? |
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02/15/2009 01:39:11 PM · #2 |
Hmmm. Could be a lube problem maybe. Try cycling the shutter a buncha times in bulb setting to see if it loosens things up.
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02/15/2009 02:06:31 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by chromeydome:
Hmmm. Could be a lube problem maybe. Try cycling the shutter a buncha times in bulb setting to see if it loosens things up. |
ah okay i'll try that thanks :) |
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02/15/2009 02:09:59 PM · #4 |
battery
is it an FG/FE ?
does the meter move ??
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02/15/2009 02:10:39 PM · #5 |
The battery may be dead if it has one. Does the meter work?
If it is a manual film advance camera that resets the shutter when you advance the film, then the shutter's second curtain timing may be electronic if it is one of the later models.
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02/15/2009 02:15:38 PM · #6 |
| I had a problem like this once. Eventually my camera's shutter stopped working completely. if you cant get it to work you should take it to a professional cleaner or something. |
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02/15/2009 02:30:02 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Nforsberg:
I had a problem like this once. Eventually my camera's shutter stopped working completely. if you cant get it to work you should take it to a professional cleaner or something. |
At this time, it may be quicker and less expensive to just buy another one that is functional on line. I hope that it just needs a battery or to be worked some in bulb or 1/90 mode until it loosens up.
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