Wrinkled shutters in Canon 7’s

Gatsby1923

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• Jul 8, 2007

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It is summer and my mind is turning to rangefinder shooting.

I have seen a few Canon 7’s with wrinkled shutters. Assuming the shutter still fires is this any thing to worry about, or is it a camera failure ready to happen?

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Dave M

 

Jim Jones

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• Jul 8, 2007

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Mine seems to work well despite a somewhat wrinkled shutter.

 

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• Jul 11, 2007

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One of mine is really badly damaged but it still works ok. It looks like the rule is dont worry until it stops, but I'd not touch it again...

Noel

 

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• Jul 16, 2007

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Wrinkled shutters are the norm for Canon 7. I have one. The wrinkled shutter by itself has no impact on the operation of the shutter.

 

Steve Bellayr

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• Aug 3, 2007

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Ditto. I bought one with a wrinkled shutter and saved money. Works fine.

 

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• Aug 3, 2007

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Will add to the mix- Wrinkled shutters on a Canon will not cause any harm. My Canon 7 and VI-T work flawlessly. So does the Canon P, even though its curtain is not wrinkled.