"klunker" IIIF

[rjschell]

I recently bought this camera. Mostly, I used an M-3. The shutter speeds seem right by film testing, but it's loud. Is this a shutter brake issue, and if so, is this a problem? I am not a 'purist'. If it works, I'm fine with it. Any advise?

 

[S.H.]

I think the shutters of ltm cameras are louder than those of M cameras. Try a film with it, and if it turns out OK, use it as it is.

 

[pb908]

yes, my eperience say the same, iiif shutter is louder compared to M2/M3 shutter

 

[Particular]

If the brake is not adjusted right, it will be louder. Adjusting it is not that hard, but as mentioned it won't be as quiet as an M.

 

[Dez]

"Clunk" is OK. If you get "crunch" you need to worry.

Cheers,
Dez

 

[philipus]

My II has a very clear "clunk" sound as opposed to the "snick" of my Ms.

 

[c.poulton]

Hmm, I've tested my IIIf against my M2 and as far as I can tell the sound of the shutter at all speeds is pretty much the same - at least I can't really hear that much of a difference....

 

[rjschell]

It's definitely louder compared to another IIIF. I'm not sure I want to adjust it myself.

 

[rjschell]

I just got my camera back from Don Goldberg. It now quietly goes 'snick'. He also replaced the rangefinder beam splitter - amazing improvement. He's the go-to repair guy!

 

[zauhar]

I just got my camera back from Don Goldberg. It now quietly goes 'snick'. He also replaced the rangefinder beam splitter - amazing improvement. He's the go-to repair guy!

Seriously? It is now as quiet as your M3?

 

[Harry Lime]

I had my IIIc CLA'd and it's a quiet swoosh, very similar to a maintained M.

 

[Dez]

I just got my camera back from Don Goldberg. It now quietly goes 'snick'. He also replaced the rangefinder beam splitter - amazing improvement. He's the go-to repair guy!

Don knows his stuff alright. And his turnaround time is better than most.

I suspect your loud shutter may have been caused by over-tightened shutter springs that people messed with instead of properly lubricating the mechanism.

Cheers,
Dez

 

[Shac]

My CLA'd IIIc is loud, whereas by CLA'd Ic isn't - go figure