Review: Yashica Lynx 14e

[Dave S.]

I picked up a Yashica Lynx 14e on the big auction site for about $50 about 6 months or so ago. Showed up fully functional, great cosmetic condition, and more contrasty rangefinder patch than either of my two Mark Hama CLA'd copies. I'm planning to sell those two and keep this one. Maybe I got lucky?

 

[raid]

My Lynx 14E has a stuck shutter. I paid $79 for it.

 

[Nermi9]

My Lynx 14E has a stuck shutter. I paid $79 for it.

Hi... I just got mine and the shutter was stuck as well... I came upon this thread and followed some of what the OP had to say about unsticking the shutter, only i used no lighter fluid. I took the "beauty" (lol) ring off and the front element by having two small screw drivers in those small holes and went counter clockwise. With that off, shutter is right there. I Put it in B, advanced, and held the shutter open while I very gently tinkered with shutter leaves with a very small screw driver ... After a few times of twiddling with leaves it just opened up and resumed working in all speeds. Please do your leaf shutter tinkering VERY GENTLY... I don't know if it's gonna work with yours but you got nothing to lose and it's fairly simple.