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Thanks for that info.possibly I can get a small amount of cleaner in the slot of the shutter mech.see if it latches.

Yes the shutter fites properly after the timer winds down.not sure if it's worth a repair .I'll use it with the timer set .I have seen these shutters taken apart and I am no where near good enough to repair it myself.thanks for the info.

Yup.my error it's a novar 4.5.i was thinking a worn shutter latch too.but latches ok if I set the timer.shutter labeled Zeiss iKon.think it's prontor.not sure of it tho.

Recently bought a zeiss 521/16 camera with nettar lens.the shutter will only cock back when the self timer is set first. self timer works good and shutter works well that way.without setting the timer ,the shutter doesn't cock.kind of odd. anyone ever see this before?