FED 2 shutter speed dial out of alignment

[lrochfort]

Hello all,

I have a late model FED 2. It's the kind where the centre of the shutter speed selector dial does not rotate; you lift the outer part of the dial and rotate that around the centre.

Recently the detents no longer align with the speed markings; the detents are "ahead" or further anti-clockwise of the markings. I think the speeds are still next to the detentd though, so its not wildly wrong, just misaligned.

Any ideas on how to correct it?

Thanks all.

 

[pschauss]

You should be able to realign the shutter speed dial by loosening the two set screws on the side.

 

[mcfingon]

Or it could be the screw that holds the whole thing in alignment from under the top cover has come loose. That happened to mine a while ago when I dropped it. I thought something may have snapped, but it was just a matter of re-tightening the set screw in the right position.

 

[ForestCap]

Note that the screws hold the speed dial in place can be very soft. Use a proper screw driver to avoid stripping them.

 

[css9450]

My Canon IIF is the same way. The only way I can identify where the speeds are is to locate the big gap between 500 and B and then count from there.