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Watch out for the CLA trap on older Nikon F bodies
Had a week last October where three different Fs came in with the same issue - shutter dragging at slow speeds. All three had been 'professionally CLA'd' by the same guy in Ohio according to the owners. I cracked one open and found he just sprayed lighter fluid on the curtains and called it good. Two of them had sticky residue eating into the shutter tapes. Anyone else seeing a flood of these half-done jobs coming through lately?
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stone.evan9d ago
Lighter fluid on the curtains. Man, that's a new low. You gotta hit the slow speed escapement and the brake drum at minimum, otherwise they're just making a mess.
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the_anna9d ago
Did you check if the drum had any bent fins before you fixed the escapement?
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