awbphotog
Well-known
Hey all,
I was just checking my camera for full functionality in preparation for my upcoming trip out west. I removed an old soft shutter release in favor of a newer one, and when doing so I think I may have broken something. I used pliers and acetone to remove the old release, which had been threadlocked on to prevent loss. To my memory, the shutter button did NOT always spin freely without stopping in either direction before and now it does. The shutter fires without issue and nothing seems to be wrong otherwise, just the dang thing keeps spinning and spinning. I know this isn't a huge issue but I just want to be 100% confident in my camera while traveling. Anyone have any idea what can be done to stop the issue? Do others have the same symptom? I assume the shutter button is simply a mechanism for pushing the rod down which ultimately actuates the shutter, but either way it didn't use to act this way and the fact that it does now is slightly disconcerting. I may be blowing this way out of proportion...so please set me straight. Thanks all.\
EDIT: Forgot to mention that the shutter button now has about a 1/4 inch of vertical travel now as well...as in I can pull on it upwards and it floats up until it hits the collar. This, as I recall, is also abnormal. I removed the collar just now to check things out and nothing appears sheared, broken, or otherwise. Thanks!
I was just checking my camera for full functionality in preparation for my upcoming trip out west. I removed an old soft shutter release in favor of a newer one, and when doing so I think I may have broken something. I used pliers and acetone to remove the old release, which had been threadlocked on to prevent loss. To my memory, the shutter button did NOT always spin freely without stopping in either direction before and now it does. The shutter fires without issue and nothing seems to be wrong otherwise, just the dang thing keeps spinning and spinning. I know this isn't a huge issue but I just want to be 100% confident in my camera while traveling. Anyone have any idea what can be done to stop the issue? Do others have the same symptom? I assume the shutter button is simply a mechanism for pushing the rod down which ultimately actuates the shutter, but either way it didn't use to act this way and the fact that it does now is slightly disconcerting. I may be blowing this way out of proportion...so please set me straight. Thanks all.\
EDIT: Forgot to mention that the shutter button now has about a 1/4 inch of vertical travel now as well...as in I can pull on it upwards and it floats up until it hits the collar. This, as I recall, is also abnormal. I removed the collar just now to check things out and nothing appears sheared, broken, or otherwise. Thanks!
awbphotog
Well-known
Well, after a bit more research, I believe I have determined that the camera is going to be fine as is. There may have been a tab that prevented the shutter button from spinning, but it seems that it's really not necessary for the operation of the camera. My repair manual doesn't show anything in the assembly that is missing in my camera, and thus I will just keep on shooting unless something else goes awry. Cheers all, and thanks for reading.
Scapevision
Well-known
yeah my button stays intact, not even spinning at all.
JChrome
Street Worker
If you could find it in you to scan and upload the repair manual... then I'd be forever grateful.
I have both the GL and BL models and neither of them spin freely. Unsure about if it would cause an issue though.
I have a GL body that has seen its last days so I may just dissect it for fun.
I have both the GL and BL models and neither of them spin freely. Unsure about if it would cause an issue though.
I have a GL body that has seen its last days so I may just dissect it for fun.