Olympus 35 SP shutter stuck

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Roger Vadim

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Hello everybody,

I've got a nice Olympus SP with a stuck shutter. I can't find too much info on the net how to get to the shutter blades which might need a good cleaning with lighter fluid.

Does anybody got some info on how to get to the shoutter blades? Is it possible DIY? or shall I send the Camera to a CLA?

Thanks, Michael
 
I agree with both Bill and Rick. I have an SP that John serviced, and he did a great job, including re-skinning. The only way, as a non-tech, that I would work on an SP is if it is spare to me and I could afford to muck it up. I have three SPs; one needs some work on the shutter release, which I will do myself. The other needs new seals, and I'll do that too. The latter I could send off to John in the event it needs a full CLA, but the former I would be stuck with since John will NOT work on an item that has been opened up by a user.
 
Roger Vadim said:
Hello everybody,

I've got a nice Olympus SP with a stuck shutter. I can't find too much info on the net how to get to the shutter blades which might need a good cleaning with lighter fluid.

Does anybody got some info on how to get to the shoutter blades? Is it possible DIY? or shall I send the Camera to a CLA?

Thanks, Michael
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I just did an Olympus 35 S. To get to the shutter blades, you just remove the front lens element. Thing is, I've done three other cameras afterward and I don't remember whether you need a friction wrench or a lens wrench to take it out. If the ring around the front lens element has notches in the edges, it was a lens wrench.

This is a lens wrench:
spb.jpg

This is a friction wrench:
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Both are available from Micro Tools http://www.micro-tools.com/ If you need the friction wrench, then you need to measure to see what size to get. The lens wrench is adjustable.

Edit: If all else fails, you can send it to me and I will do a simple flush and scrub of the shutter blades and gearing, and I'll replace the seals, for $40. That will get rid of your problems if they are due to sticky shutter syndrome. A full CLA will cost more.
 
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Thanks a lot FallisPhoto! Really helpfull, but a bit to late (sic!)...

I figured it out myself, it's fairly easy to get to the blades from the front, and you need a spanner wrench. I flushed everything with lighter fluid (this takes some time and repetition). So it's working again now. And it definitely is a nice little camera, indeed. Still on my first film with it, but sure a pleasure to use.

Thanks everybody for your comments, cheers
Michael
 
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