... quite frankly I can't hear an audible difference between 1/250 all the way up to 1/1000. They could be firing correctly or they could all be going at one speed. I'm taking it into the camera repair centre soon
Actually, from 1/60th to 1/1000, the shutter should sound the same because the overall curtain travel time is the same and the mirror actuation time is the same: only the slit width (i.e. curtain spacing) is different.
I disagree with this. Not with the fact that the curtains will traverse the gate at the same velocity, or about the slit width, of course. With very few exceptions, this is correct. But about being able to hear a difference. There should be a difference in the sound of the higher speeds due to the relative timing of the second curtain finishing its run. Granted, 1/500 versus 1/1000 can be very hard (or impossible, depending on the camera) to split. But if you can't hear any difference between 1/60 and 1/1000, then, either you need to get your ears checked, or you're not listening properly, because that second curtain timing will affect the cadence of the clack-click sound (a hackneyed description, but you know what I mean). The mirror descending may mask this difference to some extent (once again, varying according to the camera and how quiet its mirror is) but in most instances you should still be able to pick it. For such focal plane SLRs that have a mirror lock up capability (not a pre-release!) Eg. an SRT, lock the mirror up and run through those high speeds. The difference between even the fastest speeds should then be that much easier to split...You shouldn't be able to hear a difference in 1/250 & 1/1000 on focal plane shutters because the curtains move at essentially the same speed. The only difference is the width of the slit between the two curtains.
Greensboro, NC
... But if you can't hear any difference between 1/60 and 1/1000, then, either you need to get your ears checked, or you're not listening properly, because that second curtain timing will affect the cadence of the clack-click sound (a hackneyed description, but you know what I mean). The mirror descending may mask this difference to some extent (once again, varying according to the camera and how quiet its mirror is) but in most instances you should still be able to pick it....
I disagree with this. Not with the fact that the curtains will traverse the gate at the same velocity, or about the slit width, of course. With very few exceptions, this is correct. But about being able to hear a difference. There should be a difference in the sound of the higher speeds due to the relative timing of the second curtain finishing its run. Granted, 1/500 versus 1/1000 can be very hard (or impossible, depending on the camera) to split. But if you can't hear any difference between 1/60 and 1/1000, then, either you need to get your ears checked, or you're not listening properly, because that second curtain timing will affect the cadence of the clack-click sound (a hackneyed description, but you know what I mean). The mirror descending may mask this difference to some extent (once again, varying according to the camera and how quiet its mirror is) but in most instances you should still be able to pick it. For such focal plane SLRs that have a mirror lock up capability (not a pre-release!) Eg. an SRT, lock the mirror up and run through those high speeds. The difference between even the fastest speeds should then be that much easier to split...
Yeah, well, you know, thats just, like, your opinion, man.
(Meant to be funny)
Greensboro, NC
God, my ignore list at this site just gets longer every single day lately.
For a lot less money get a CLA [Clean, Lubrication, and Adjustment] by a reputable camera repair place like Dead Link Removed. That way you will be able to use all your lenses and equipment from your father.
Later you can take your time and upgrade the body, if you choose to.
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