Back to the drawing board
Bought a Vito II from a junkshop: very fine aesthetically but a stuck shutter.
Got the shutter working (exposed some film quite satisfactory), but stuck again after a while without use, and would not work as well as before, so had shutter "serviced" by repairman.
Tried out last weekend: shutter actuation very erratic
All the following permutations occurred with the one 24x film:
Sometimes shutter operates OK
.
Sometimes shutter-release goes all the way, but shutter itself does not actually "fire". However, double-exposure prevention mechanism kicks in and can't operate shutter w/o "winding" on to the next frame: result -one blank frame.
Sometimes shutter operates, but double-exposure prevention mechanism fails and multiple & double exposures can be made (i.e., can re-cock shutter and "fire" as often as you like, w/o "winding" on)
.
Sometimes shutter fails to "fire", but can be made to fire on re-cocking: result, a missed shot.
The result is one nervous operator!:confused:
OK, any comments/suggestions welcomed.
In any case, it will be going back for more adjustment.

Bought a Vito II from a junkshop: very fine aesthetically but a stuck shutter.
Got the shutter working (exposed some film quite satisfactory), but stuck again after a while without use, and would not work as well as before, so had shutter "serviced" by repairman.
Tried out last weekend: shutter actuation very erratic

All the following permutations occurred with the one 24x film:
Sometimes shutter operates OK

Sometimes shutter-release goes all the way, but shutter itself does not actually "fire". However, double-exposure prevention mechanism kicks in and can't operate shutter w/o "winding" on to the next frame: result -one blank frame.
Sometimes shutter operates, but double-exposure prevention mechanism fails and multiple & double exposures can be made (i.e., can re-cock shutter and "fire" as often as you like, w/o "winding" on)

Sometimes shutter fails to "fire", but can be made to fire on re-cocking: result, a missed shot.
The result is one nervous operator!:confused:
OK, any comments/suggestions welcomed.
In any case, it will be going back for more adjustment.
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