Lugged my RB67 for a Pacific Coast Highway road trip and just learned from the lab that none of my 120 film rolls produced images. :(
I have two first generation lenses (65mm and 250mm) and one KL lens (90mm). I took the 65mm lens on the road trip.
When I tested the lenses to try and figure out the source of the problem, I observed that with the first generation lenses the following issue presents: 1) I cock the shutter, 2) I press the shutter release button, and 3) the shutter closes instantly, not letting any light in, regardless of the shutter speed I've set. If I cock the shutter and remove the lens, the shutter fires upon removing the lens, which appears to work as it should (the shutter blades remain open for the duration of the shutter speed setting). If I release the shutter on the lens while it's off the camera body, then attach the lens, the first time I press the shutter release button results in the shutter remaining closed. But the second time I press the shutter release button, the shutter will remain open according to the shutter speed setting. The third time I press the shutter release button, and onward, the shutter closure problem will repeat.
that shows what happens when I re-attach the lens and have the shutter properly fire once.
The first generation lenses don't have this issue when detached. I don't have this issue with my KL lens at all.
I posted about this issue on Reddit and one user responded that the cause of the problem is the arc of the holes that drive the lens cocking pins, which, they said, needs adjustment. If that's the case, I'm not sure how to go about doing that, if in fact it's something I can do myself.
Have any of you ever experienced this before?
