Is this capping?

[squirrel$$$bandit]

From my first roll on the Canon P. Everything 1/500 and under came out nice, everything at 1/1000 looked like this. Capping? Or something else? The P is super clean but probably hasn't been used in ages.

 

[payasam]

Certainly a shutter problem.

 

[MikeL]

Looks like shutter bounce.

 

[colyn]

Shutter bounce.

Capping refers to the normal overlap of both curtains leading edge.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

OK...how d'ya get rid of shutter bounce?

 

[colyn]

OK...how d'ya get rid of shutter bounce?

By having the camera CLA'd.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Well, yes, I know. But everything else is working perfectly, and I'm a DIY kind of guy. I am hoping somebody knows how to make this adjustment without losing three months and 200 bucks!

 

[colyn]

Well, yes, I know. But everything else is working perfectly, and I'm a DIY kind of guy. I am hoping somebody knows how to make this adjustment without losing three months and 200 bucks!

What causes shutter bounce is the shutter brake is not properly braking the curtain. If you do not adjust it to the proper friction the second curtain will fail to properly close.

The cause is usually dirt build-up in the brake mechanism which has to be disassembled and cleaned which means a partial tear down of the camera.

Since you are getting shutter bounce it stands to reason the camera needs a CLA even though it is still working.

 

[brachal]

I've never seen a DIY document online for a Canon. Too bad it isn't a Zorki. 🙂

 

[Ronald_H]

200 bucks yes. 3 months no. I had my M2 CLA'd recently, turnaround was a week. Dunno were you live but there are some good repair people in the US and in Europe.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Actually the guy who did my Robot is about two hours away, and only took a week, and only charged $100. I'd thought of him as the Robot Guy, but I'm sure he'd work on a P, too.

I'll shoot a couple more rolls at 500 or less, then reluctantly part with it...

Thanks!