Bessa R - jammed shutter - seeking advice

hou baloo

hou baloo

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My R has the shutter halfway down, and stuck. Shutter release doesn't do anything, wind-on lever won't go. I've rewound the film, jiggled the advance sprocket, nothing seems to work.

I expect it will go for repair. My question is: where should I send it, and what might I expect the monetary damage to be?

Thanks in advance for any counsel.

hou baloo
 
That's a bummer. I believe the head honcho, Stephen Gandy of CameraQuest fame, can do it - I'd suggest you send him an email or PM and ask. His details are here.
 
I had a jam up myself a while back. Cost me about $120 to fix and have it CLA'd. It was a local shop here in Providence. Others here suggested to me to try giving the back of the camera a light hit with the open palm of your hand to see if it will un jam things. Didnt work for me. Good luck.
 
Woot! Props to pesphoto!

Woot! Props to pesphoto!

Well, under the heading of 'nothing to lose, really', I started bapping it against my palm. After about 4 or 5 hits, the outer shutter curtains came halfway down, then after a couple of more times, it started working! Thanks for the suggestion!

:D
 
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