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Just got a 1972 Pentax Spotmatic back from the brink with a new cloth shutter curtain
It sat on my bench for a month, but after the swap, the shutter speeds are spot-on. Anyone have a good source for old Praktica parts too?
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thomas81510d ago
Actually, the cloth curtain itself doesn't really affect the speeds, that's more the timing gears. The big clue was uneven exposure, like a light leak, and you could see tiny pinholes when you held it up to a bright light. The old rubberized fabric just gets brittle.
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harris.andrew10d ago
Bet the old curtain sounded like crinkling paper when you fired it. That's always the dead giveaway for me.
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hannah_wells10d ago
Spot on shutter speeds" is a great feeling. What was the biggest clue the old curtain was shot before you opened it up?
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