steveoliveruk
Newbie
Hi all,
I have just picked up what looks like a nice Cosina 35E but with a fundamental problem.
I'm used to film SLRs so a rangefinder is new to me so please excuse the stupid newbie question.
The problem seems to be that the shutter is stuck fully open. It winds on correctly, I press the shutter release and it gives a nice click but the shutter seems to stay open. I can adjust the aperture by putting into bulb mode (that seems strange to me) but I don't get the double click I'd expect.
This seems like a clear problem to me, I can't see how the film will not just be exposed to light. Am I missing something?
https://flic.kr/p/2j3C84F
https://flic.kr/p/2j3EKG9
Thanks for any help!
I have just picked up what looks like a nice Cosina 35E but with a fundamental problem.
I'm used to film SLRs so a rangefinder is new to me so please excuse the stupid newbie question.
The problem seems to be that the shutter is stuck fully open. It winds on correctly, I press the shutter release and it gives a nice click but the shutter seems to stay open. I can adjust the aperture by putting into bulb mode (that seems strange to me) but I don't get the double click I'd expect.
This seems like a clear problem to me, I can't see how the film will not just be exposed to light. Am I missing something?
https://flic.kr/p/2j3C84F
https://flic.kr/p/2j3EKG9
Thanks for any help!