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Free TAKEN - Broken 35mm bodies from the land of misfit toys

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artcarbuncle

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35mm
All taken.

Canon A-1 - Fair cosmetics. Shutter will not fire.
Olympus OM-2 - Fair cosmetic condition. Shutter works sporadically, mirror locks up at higher shutter speeds.
Nikon FM2 - Mangled shutter
Canon Canonet QL17 - (Not GIII) - Nice glass, good cosmetics, shutter speeds all over the place.
 
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The second from the top blade is cocked down at about 20 degrees and there's a bit of bowing of the other blades in response to the pressure from that.You can move the lower blades down carefully as a unit, but the top two (or three: I can't really see clearly) seem to be unhooked from the mechanism. I can't see any actual creases in the blades themselves.
 
I am surprised those got taken, because....... "Nobody wants a Charlie In The Box"
 
They are best broken !!! Now I am going to attempt to totally disassemble an FM2 to remove the shutter mechanism.
I've never done that before ... it's going to be entertaining !!!
 
I am glad to report that the Canon A-1 and Olympus OM-2 are now working.
The Canon needed a replacement electromagnet and the Olympus needed a CLA of the gears ... the Nikon FM2 is going to be tough as I will need to take out the shutter.
 
dxqcanada said:
The Canon needed a replacement electromagnet...
Click to expand...

There are quite some reports on sticky A-series electromagnets, working after cleaning.
But a replacement is new to me. To dirty to clean?
 
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