easilyamused
Newbie
Hi,
I just bought a Rolleicord III yesterday off Craigslist. I checked the camera out thoroughly in person, testing all the shutter speeds repeatedly, and the shutter seemed to be very reliable. I even shot a roll of film today, and the whole camera seemed to be working just fine.
After I unloaded the camera, I absent-mindedly fired off the shutter on a variety of speeds, thinking this was harmless and might actually be good for a camera that's lain dormant for a while. Suddenly the slow shutter speeds started getting stuck: first 1 second, then 1/2, then eventually also 1/5 and 1/10. Now all of the slow speeds stay stuck open until I either reset the shutter or change to a higher speed.
I'm not very handy and it's unlikely I can fix anything on my own, but the camera isn't worth a CLA. Are there any simple fixes that I can perform to *encourage* the shutter back to health? Is there any chance the higher speeds might also be in jeopardy? Could I have done anything different in inspecting the camera??
Thank you for the guidance!
I just bought a Rolleicord III yesterday off Craigslist. I checked the camera out thoroughly in person, testing all the shutter speeds repeatedly, and the shutter seemed to be very reliable. I even shot a roll of film today, and the whole camera seemed to be working just fine.
After I unloaded the camera, I absent-mindedly fired off the shutter on a variety of speeds, thinking this was harmless and might actually be good for a camera that's lain dormant for a while. Suddenly the slow shutter speeds started getting stuck: first 1 second, then 1/2, then eventually also 1/5 and 1/10. Now all of the slow speeds stay stuck open until I either reset the shutter or change to a higher speed.
I'm not very handy and it's unlikely I can fix anything on my own, but the camera isn't worth a CLA. Are there any simple fixes that I can perform to *encourage* the shutter back to health? Is there any chance the higher speeds might also be in jeopardy? Could I have done anything different in inspecting the camera??
Thank you for the guidance!