noisy shark

hi Vincent - you should move back! i say that but who knows when the next one is going to be you know? nice to meet ya!

hi back! i'll look into that, thank you!

hi photo friends, Just introducing myself - my name is j.t., I'm a New Orleans based photographer who likes to play around with old film cameras on my free time/outside of work. Use an old Bronica and recently have been trying to get my grandfather's old polaroid 800 working (without luck so far). Kind of a sentimental project to get it working again. Joined the forum hoping I might find someone who also has the same camera or knows a thing or two about repairing the shutter because there sure isn't much available online for the old mechanical shutter assemblies! anyways, nice to meet y'all

Hello out there! I recently decided to break out my grandfather's old Polaroid 800 from storage. On inspecting I found that the shutter isn't opening. On checking further, it appears that a spring is loosely floating around within the shutter assembly, and this tiny little plate. I've been searching high and dry for some type of photo or diagram or a repair manual that shows what the inside of this shutter assembly should look like. Or even what the model 50 or 95A/B should look like, as they are similar, both with mechanical shutters. The only information I can find online is in reference to electric/battery operated shutters and models. With that said, would anyone else here happen to have an 800 or similar model that could share a photograph of what the shutter assembly should look with all of it's parts in place? Or know of a place where I can access one? Anyways, I realize most say just go by another 800 because they can be found relatively cheap, but this is more of a sentimental thing for me to use this specific camera. Any help appreciated!