Clooze
Newbie
Hello! I’m new here and am seeking recommendations from you experts out there for someone to clean and test my Nikon rangefinder with curtain shutter. Repairs to the shutter or replacement may be needed. Thank you so much! -Claudia
boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
Which model Nikon? Where are you located? CONUS or abroad?
Clooze
Newbie
Located in Wisconsin. I believe it’s a Nikon S from mid-1950s.
Does the shutter fire? Can you determine the condition of the curtains? Do they look brittle or supple?
Precision Camera in Austin, call and ask for Noel Rankin, service manager
Precision Camera in Austin, call and ask for Noel Rankin, service manager
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Just another hotel clerk
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Timmyjoe
Veteran
I've had Don Goldberg, right there in Wisconsin, service Nikon rangefinders for me before. Not sure if he's still doing them, but you can check. His work is top of the line.
DAG Camera Repair
Best,
-Tim
DAG Camera Repair
Best,
-Tim
Clooze
Newbie
Shutter fires and “sounds” ok at high speeds but slower speeds it is sluggish. So there is a difference in speeds between shutter settings. If my finger lingers on the shutter release the curtain will stay open. The fabric appears ok. Thank you for your reply!
This sounds like the camera needs a general clean-lube-adjust. The slow-speed mechanism is most likely "gunked up".
Clooze
Newbie
Thanks!
DAG doesn’t work on Nikons as he is too overloaded with Leica.
Precision Camera is the go-to. Last Nikon I sent there for cleaning was $120. Good that the curtains appear to be ok.
Precision Camera is the go-to. Last Nikon I sent there for cleaning was $120. Good that the curtains appear to be ok.
Timmyjoe
Veteran
That's a bummer, he used to. He did two different Nikon S2's for me over the years.
Best,
-Tim
Best,
-Tim
Ken Ford
Refuses to suffer fools
Yeah, I was sad to hear that from him last month when I asked about his installing titanium shutter curtains into a S3 or S4. That’s how I ended up buying an Olympic instead.
I've used Precision Camera- they were very good.