Compur leaf shutters were part of the National Camera Repair School course
as I recall. Generally, the hard part is getting to the shutter and then
knowing the disassembly routine to keep springs from flying away. I haven't
done one since the course (early 70s).
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Hans van Veluwen" <hcvanveluwen@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 4:06 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] RolleiFANGx (20M-content:))
| : Don't know the Rollei camera but fixing Compur style leaf shutters was
one of
| : the first camera repairs I ever did as a teenager. They are modular so
easy
| : to work on once you have figured out how to remove them. This should be
a
| : bread and butter repair for any camera repair place. I was interested in
| : Gary's estimate of cost.
|
| Interested? I was a bit alarmed. If these shutters are so easy that they
can be
| cleant in less than an hour, and probably even in less than half an hour,
then
| there's no way I'm going to pay USD.125 = HFL.307 for the job. If a camera
| repair man makes HFL.600 in one hour, I'm in the wrong bussiness.
| Hmm, what car do you drive, John H.? :)
|
| hnz
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