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A job in Seattle made me stop trusting factory shutter specs
I was fixing a Nikon F3 for a client, and the shutter was off by a full stop at 1/1000. The factory sheet said it was fine, but my meter showed different. I had to recalibrate the whole timing circuit from scratch. Now I check every high speed myself before I send a camera back. Does anyone else double check factory numbers, or am I just being too careful?
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ryan_black13d ago
Ever try to trust a spec sheet and then get burned? Happened to me with an old Pentax. Their sheet said the slow speeds were fine, but it sounded like a dying insect. Had to redo the whole governor assembly. Now I test everything, even the easy ones.
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charles72012d ago
My '78 Nikon F2 had the same buzz.
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betty_perry2412d agoTop Commenter
Did they test it with a stethoscope or something?
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