Canon eos 1000 repair

Recently,i noticed that my pictures had black horizontal sections in it and on

opening the camera,i noticed something were on the horizontal shutter blades

or leaves.They were sticky stuff and i have no idea where it came

from.Touching it with my clean fingertips,it was something black and really

sticky like tar!I always opened my camera with clean hands and so,i proceeded

to remove it with cotton ear bud dipped in rubbing alcohol.The first swipe was

ok and the tip was full of this "tar".After drying the shutter,i snapped a few

times and it re-appeared.I kept cleaning it a few times but it always

returned.I also accessed the camera from the lens side,and after gently

pushing up the SLR mirror,saw more "tar" on the lens side.After cleaning it,it

reappeared.

Something is leaking minute sticky tar onto the shutter blades and i don't

know where.By the way,the green digital read out seemed spoilt too as i notice

that the number like 6,8 and 9 are not identifiable.Could something be leaking

chemicals inside my camera and how do i clean it?

You had pretty much the right idea in the first place - look here:

http://photonotes.org/articles/oily-shutter/

It took me a couple weeks of cleaning a little everyday to clean the goo from an old Elan. It

worked fine for many years afterward.

I spent $100 (US) years ago to fix this exact problem on my 1000QD. The deal is some rubber stopper part of the shutter mechanism is going 'gooey' from age and requires replacement. The gummed up shutters also require replacement, hence the $100 repair bill.

If the camera had no sentimental value, I would have tossed it and got a better replacement for just a little more money than fixing the one I had. But the camera was a gift from my father in law so I paid the repair guy to 'keep it in the family' as it were.

I would recommend using this opportunity to get the used camera you have been yearning for rather than fixing this 'low-end' body.

Brian

My local independant retailer (in the UK) gets a few EOS 1000's through and sells them 2nd hand for about ?35. Their minimum repair charge is ?56 + parts.

Time for a new body I think.