sticky shutter

[porksister]

hi. i just got my gtn in the post today.... i'm still waiting for a battery adaptor so can't test electrics yet.... but.. i put a film in just to test the shutter and to see if the blades open.... which they do. the problem is that when i depress the shutter... it seems to stick.. it pauses for about half a second before it makes a loud pop as it goes back to its normal position. i took the film out and watched the blades through the back of the camera.... as i pressed the camera... the blades didn't stick open with the shutter... so that seems ok.

i suppose i just have to wait for the battery before i can pass judgement.

is this a common problem... is it the shutter sticking to a rotten POD?

the guy i bought it off has offered a refund if it is faulty... should i send it back as soon as possible?

i really know nothing about these cameras... i saw the pool on flickr and fell in love with the image quality.. so i bought one.. i'm not technical at all... sorry

james

 

[btgc]

- it pauses for about half a second before it makes a loud pop as it goes back to its normal position.
- i took the film out and watched the blades through the back of the camera.... as i pressed the camera... the blades didn't stick open with the shutter... so that seems ok.

Hi here and let's start to sort it out.

Without battery your Electro should fire at 1/500th. There shouldn't be lag between shutter release and blades opening. Maybe you mean "half a second since I start to depress button" ? Electro release has long travel.

If there's real lag, do you see shiny areas on blades? This indicates migrated oil and it could explain why shutter delays.

Looking from back you should see aperture blades if aperture isn't set at 1.7
Without battery Bulb mode doesn't work so blades shouldn't stay opened while release is depressed. Thats' OK.

I haven't seen or read on stuck shutter on Electro, this isn't typical problem with them. AFAIK of coz.

Just for a piece of mind - when I got my first G35, with rotten POD it seemed to act weird and even being aware of POD issue, initially I weren't sure what happens.

I'd put there 4 cheap LR44 batteries while working on/testing, this will help starting exploration before adapter arrives.

 

[porksister]

hi.. thanks. just to clarify the problem... i press the shutter... the blades open and the camera takes a picture... that's fine. When i release my finger from the shutter.... the shutter stays down for about half a second before it pops up again. there is no shutter lag.... it's after the picture is taken that the shutter gets stuck. i was just worried that it could be a rotten pad of death making it stick.

 

[sevo]

That sounds very much like a decaying pad.

 

[b1bmsgt]

That sounds very much like a decaying pad.

Quite possible. A deteriorated POD could have gotten sticky stuff into places that it doesn't belong. The only way to be sure would be to take it apart and take a look...

Russ

 

[caperunner]

The shutter may just need to be exercised a bit more. It doesn't sound too serious otherwise. I think the POD in a GTN/GSN is of better material than the earlier models but I may be wrong, too. I have several GSN etc and the PODs are all good.
The POD test is the loud clunk you get when winding the film on. It occurs quite early in the stroke. Unmistakeable sound. If you can hear it, it is O.K.
So, wind on and fire the shutter several(lots) times to see if it will free something up. The camera can take a bit of this stuff. Another thing to try, is to remove the bottom plate and have a look under there for corrosion etc. or anything that doesn't look right..
Good luck