Minox 35 PL bummer

[Greyscale]

I shot a test roll through my new-to-me Minox 35 PL over the weekend, and was really looking forward to see what kind of pictures the tiny little thing would take. But when I got the results back from the minilab, every single frame was blank.

When I tested the camera indoors, it appeared the the shutter was working correctly. But apparently, it is only working at slow speeds, and not at the faster speeds/smaller aperture that I needed when shooting in the sunlight.

The battery is OK, test LED and low-light warning are working, and it seems that the shutter fires in sunlight in self-timer mode.

Can anyone point me toward a cleaning/repair tutorial for the Minox 35 lens and shutter assemblies?

 

[pinkarmy]

here is a taiwanese link for a minox 35PE:
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/cekiw-041464/article?mid=1909&sc=1

CAUTION!!!!!
Remember to make some markings for the positions of the 3 screws on the brass lens BEFORE you remove it. otherwise you may lost the focusing for good.">

 

[pinkarmy]

and i have just open the lens of my GT:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104813

WARNING:
it is for reference only...i myself is a camera-mechanic-idiot!

 

[rogerzilla]

Most shutter faults can be fixed very quickly at home and originate from incorrect adjustment or dust accumulation in the triggering mechanism:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/minox35/discuss/72157612937954151/

Another tip is to rotate the aperture ring repeatedly to clean the sliding contacts.

 

[pvdhaar]

When I tested the camera indoors, it appeared the the shutter was working correctly.

The click that you hear when you press the shutter button is actually the release of the mechanism that controls frame advance. The shutter itself is inaudible. You have to visually check that it goes. If all of the film is entirely blank, it's most probable that the shutter didn't fire at all.