Re: Realists and synch

[P3D John Cooper <John@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In article: <32FE62B5.7201@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hposter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
writes:
>There is an even more elusive problem with the Realists...which I try
>to check before blaming anything else. Set the aperature fully open,and
>the shutter on "T" and fire it...it'll remain open. Now turn the camera
>on its left side and tap it, while looking through the back. Now on its
>right side and tap it.
>As you look throught he lenses, the shutter blades must remain open
>and out of view throughout. If you notice the blades sliding down when
>the camera's tilted to the right or left, the blades are worn (actually
>the blade pin holes), and will tend to unevenly expose the images, and
>often the synch will be off.
> 

Yes mine does that, actually I noticed it a while ago, while changing a 
film, on one side only, funnily enough the side thats out of sync !
so I guess its doomed... can anything be done ?

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John Cooper     http://www.fireship.demon.co.uk


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