Appreciation post: That old Nikon F2 shutter curtain I fixed last month

I cleaned and re-tensioned it, and the curtain travel speed went from a sluggish 1/30th to a crisp 1/1000th on my tester. The difference in exposure consistency on the test roll was night and day. What's the oldest mechanical shutter you've brought back from the dead recently?

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amyk926mo ago

That SRT-101 fix @xena277 did is serious work.

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rowanellis6mo ago

Where'd you source the new escapement gear?

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xena2776mo ago

Just got a Minolta SRT-101 firing at 1/500th again after replacing the escapement gear. The slow speeds were totally stuck and it took a full teardown of the top plate. That first clean frame after the fix is the best feeling.

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