Topic: Sticky shutter

[Nigel]

My lovely wife bought this home from a charity shop, it is actually the mintiest camera I've ever seen (although it's tricky to see in this picture). It looks like it's seen no more than a couple of rolls of film.

The only issue is, I assume because it probably hasn't been used for 20 years, the shutter is very sticky. My photographers' ear tells me about 1/4 sec or slower. I've been repeatedly firing the shutter and it has loosened a little. Is that the best thing to do? Apart from having it CLA'd of course.

Just out of interest I just found this fabulously old school web site: http://brashear.phys.appstate.edu/lhawkins/photo/olympus.faq.html#ques_B21

In the age of Java and Flash there is something really appealing about a really looonnnng page of text.

[Phil Bebbington]

So, Nigel, your wife is your supplier - nice!

[Diane Peterson]

That does look really nice! I like the lens!

[Mike (happyforest)]

Nigel

I had an OM10 with a sticky shutter, this I was led to believe is a common fault.

I found this instructable on how to resolve this

http://www.instructables.com/id/Olympus-OM10-Sticky-Shutter-Repair/

and it does appear to have worked.  Even though the camera has not been used regularly since I carried out the repair it still is behaving itself.

Mike

[Nigel]

Mike - thank you, that likes exactly the same issue. Did you use the slip of paper or generally wet the area with the alcohol?

[Mike (happyforest)]

Nigel

I used the wet the area approach.

I didn't see the comment about the slip of paper approach when I did it originally, although I think I can see how this could be just as effective without wetting everything.  One thing I can see might cause problems with this approach is if the paper does break, getting the broken piece out again might be fiddly. A pair of tweezers might come in handy in this case.

Now if only I could use alcohol to fix the broken part on my OM1, I'd be a happy man.

Mike

[Windy]

Nigel

I had an OM10 with a sticky shutter, this I was led to believe is a common fault.

I found this instructable on how to resolve this

http://www.instructables.com/id/Olympus-OM10-Sticky-Shutter-Repair/

and it does appear to have worked.  Even though the camera has not been used regularly since I carried out the repair it still is behaving itself.

Mike

Beat me to it, I've had to do this fix to my OM10 too

[Nigel]

Right, the Isopropyl Alcohol is on order from 'the bay', I'll report back.

Nigel

[Ed Wenn]

Sweet. Looks like that's another case solved by The Filmwasters!
 

Phil: No point you casting aspersions about Nigel's wife being a supplier. Your wife may just stand by and pretend you're not taking pictures, but in her heart....she knows what's going on.

[Phil Bebbington]

Ed, Jan has always realised what is going on, it's me, I'm not sure I do! I seem to spend most of my time pretending that I'm taking pictures when in reality I'm not