cweg
Well-known
....doesn't close completely. Today after 35 Pics the Advancelever cocked at half way. I thought the film was at its end, opened up the M3 and saw the second curtain half way open. Hmm, by dipping carefully with my fingertip the curtain closed completely. After trying out with several times the curtain stays more or less times half open. The slower the time, the less it stayed open, the faster the time it stays open more often. Everytime the curtain stayed open a little dip with the fingertip brought it to the right position. When the Camera is closed a little hit on the top and the curtain closes. In faster times the curtain closes some times in time difference.
Any ideas for this problem? Any solutions for fixing it? Please help me
Any ideas for this problem? Any solutions for fixing it? Please help me
cweg
Well-known
No ideas?
kknox
kknox
It needs a CLA, I have an M3 that had a shutter problem. Send it to Youxin Ye hed did a full CLA for $80-100us. His email is wye7@yahoo.com he is fast one week or so. Good luck.
ath
Well-known
Since you are near Hamburg it might be a good idea to go to www.meister-camera.de and let them have a look.
Beemermark
Veteran
.Any ideas for this problem? Any solutions for fixing it? Please help me
Your M3 is over 50 years old and a purely mechanical device. it needs to be cleaned, lubricated and adjusted. Should last another 50 years or so.
cweg
Well-known
After tightening up the second curtain springs a little the second curtain works fine. Today I got my Testroll back and some pics look like this. The first problem was solved easily so I’m looking forward to solve the next problem myself too before sending it to a CLA.
Sonny Boy Havidson
Established
It looks like the second curtain is too slow. I have the same problem with my FOCA PF2b. CLA will solve this.