Hamish Gill
Tech Support (and Marketing)
I have been looking for a very cheap working camera body to go with a takumar 55mm 1.8 lens I managed to pick up cheap for our http://www.realphotographersforum.c...ap-chips-challenge-rpf-photo-competition.html.
It needed to be either m42 mount (the lens is m42) or have a FBD short enough to mount an m42 lens with an adapter and still retain infinity focus!
After a bit of thought the early Canon eos range sprung to mind.
They often go cheap as they have an inherent problem with grease getting on the shutter caused by deterioration of a shutter bumper!
I found one in a bin of "junk" at my local branch of London Camera Exchange... There was a lot of grease on the shutter blades, to the point that when it was first fired they very slowly opened and closed.
I decided to attempt a repair and in lieu of a long description of my findings I have made a short video ...
[video=youtube_share;dzFkr9BEQBs]http://youtu.be/dzFkr9BEQBs[/video]
Less than ideal... but it works!
No more sticky shutter, at least until the grease spreads again!
Apparently it is possible to replace the bumper, but i cant see it being worth while on a camera of this age and quality... Still, its a nice fix to keep that old EOS going... even if the process does need repeating once in a while!
And yes, before you ask, this is my first Canon ...
I'd still like a 5d, but you gotta start somewhere eh
It needed to be either m42 mount (the lens is m42) or have a FBD short enough to mount an m42 lens with an adapter and still retain infinity focus!
After a bit of thought the early Canon eos range sprung to mind.
They often go cheap as they have an inherent problem with grease getting on the shutter caused by deterioration of a shutter bumper!
I found one in a bin of "junk" at my local branch of London Camera Exchange... There was a lot of grease on the shutter blades, to the point that when it was first fired they very slowly opened and closed.
I decided to attempt a repair and in lieu of a long description of my findings I have made a short video ...
[video=youtube_share;dzFkr9BEQBs]http://youtu.be/dzFkr9BEQBs[/video]
Less than ideal... but it works!
No more sticky shutter, at least until the grease spreads again!
Apparently it is possible to replace the bumper, but i cant see it being worth while on a camera of this age and quality... Still, its a nice fix to keep that old EOS going... even if the process does need repeating once in a while!
And yes, before you ask, this is my first Canon ...
I'd still like a 5d, but you gotta start somewhere eh
lol
