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  1. <p>I haven't got the courage to open the top cover (and it seems complicated as well; I have really got no experience at all with camera maintenance and mechanisms, it's all witchcraft to me :) ), so I'll let my camera the way it is now (and avoid selecting B mode, which is what seems to be causing the problem), and I will have it checked by a specialist once I'll have done a couple of rolls.</p>
  2. <p>Just done a couple of shots more, and the camera now seems to be working properly! :D <br />But now when I try to put it in bulb mode it seems like I need to force it (which wasn't the case when the problem was on). So I just need to avoid putting it in bulb mode to have it working properly. I'll keep the camera like this for now and do some rolls, and when I have money I'll send it to repair to have it working perfectly.<br />Thank you all for your help!</p>
  3. <p>Ok. I have probably done about 80 shots (without film) with the Nikkormat, at different speeds, and it still doesn't seem to get bet. I'll keep trying.<br />I have also opened the bottom to take a look, but, having no knowledge in camera mechanics, couldn't see the problem. I will buy some clock oil to lubricate the mechanism, and hopefully it will work.</p>
  4. <p>Charles: 1.I have already read the manual, found nothing that could be linked to the issue I am having<br />2. The camera isn't loaded, and I've opened the back many times so the film counter has been reset many times<br />3. The temperatures were aproximately the same (room temperature, around 18 or 20°C), and I was outside (14°C) for about 5min to go back home, with the camera in my camera bag (the latter filled with silica gel bags)<br />4. I have tried the shutter without body cap, with body cap on, and with a lens on (a russian 50mm f2.0 lens with a pre-AI nikon F mount that I've found. Unfortunately I cannot name it because I can't spell russian...)<br /><br />Jeff: yes, that is what I intended to do, the stuck ASA setting wasn't much of a bother to me, but as the shutter speeds are not working properly anymore I cannot use the camera at all (unless I do long exposures or take pictures with the self-timer)<br /><br />Thanks again for your answers</p>
  5. <p>Hello Jeff, I agree with you. I am asking my question in case there is a simple solution to my problem that any people with little or no experience in camera maintenance can safely do, so that won'y need to spend 50$ or more for something I can easely do. Besides I am student and don't have a lot of money to spend, and I already spend a lot with films and development, so if I can spare some money with maintenance I would do it, and maybe later try to save a few bucks to afford a CLA. I already intended to send it to a specialist to mend the stuck ASA lock anyway, which wouldn't cost me much by the way (I've asked a specialist). But if repairing the faulty shutter speeds requires a lot of skill, then I would rather save some money to send it to be repaired than take the risk of making things worse by trying to mend it myself, or abandon the camera. It is in an overall very good condition: the exterior looks excellent (apart from a dent in the prism, but that isn't very visible and doesn't interfere with the camera's operation), the seals were replaced, and the meter seems to be working perfectly, so to me it would be very heartbreaking to leave this camera malfunctioning. </p>
  6. <p>It has the same problem if you use it with a cable release. Thanks for answering.</p>
  7. <p>Hello,<br />I have recently acquired a Nikkormat FT2 on a photography fair. When I was testing it there it was working perfectly, with all speeds behaving normally. The only problem it had was a stuck ASA lock, so the ASA setting was locked at 100, but that wasn't really an issue for me. However once I got back home, it stopped behaving normally: whatever speed I choose, the shutter behaves like if it were in bulb mode and when you release the shutter release button the shutter stays open for the duration of the speed I selected. For instance: I choose 1/2s, I depress the shutter release button and the shutter opens and stays open as long as I have my finger pressing down on the shutter release button (like in bulb mode), and when I release the button, the shutter mechanism kicks in and keeps the shutter open for an additional 1/2s. But when I use the self-timer, all the speeds work perfectly fine. I have also noticed that the shutter speed indication on the viewfinder is offset (when I'm in 500 it says 1000, although I'm not sure it has something to do with my problem). Perhaps it's the fact that I tried to force the ASA lock knob to try to unstuck it that caused this issue (as the ASA lock knob is located in the speed selector ring). Has someone already had the same issue? Is there a simple way to solve this problem without having to send my camera to a specialist to fix it (which would probably cost me more than what I paid for my camera)? Thank you</p>
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