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Shoutout to the guy who warned me about old Copal shutters
Had a 1960s leaf shutter freeze up on me mid-job last Tuesday in my shop. It was a Copal #1 from an old Mamiya press camera, and I found out the actuating ring was binding from dried grease. Has anyone else had these get sticky after sitting for years?
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wendy_clark14d ago
Was the dried grease mostly in the actuating ring track or did it spread into the shutter blades too?
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the_shane14d ago
Found the exact same thing with a Copal #1 from an old Mamiya Universal. Grease had turned to glue in the actuating ring channel, blades were fine just needed a good cleanout.
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