I recently took all my old cameras out of storage including my Leica M3 complete kit (it's a beaut -- see below); Nikon Photomic FTN, and Nikon N90, to name a few. My professional photographer son-in-law took the M3 (see video below) and N90, but I'd like to give him one more, namely my Nikon N8008 (I think it also goes by the name of F801S).
Unfortunately, while my other cameras function perfectly, the N8008 has a very sluggish shutter and often requires 2-4 presses of the shutter button to get the mirror and shutter to go through a complete cycle. Eventually, after 20-30 cycles, I can get an almost-normal single-press snapshot, but it is clear from the sound that the mechanism is struggling.
Here is a video showing the problem. In this video, I pressed the shutter once, and the mirror only went to the halfway-up position. I pressed the shutter again, and it completed the cycle. On other attempts (not shown in the video), it took 3-4 shutter pressed to complete the cycle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzxf-KSmp18
The mirror is completely free: I can move it up and down with a toothpick when it stalls in the partway up position and I sense no resistance. There is nothing sticky along the sides. On the exterior, the camera is as clean as a whistle. It has been stored in a room-temperature closet for the eighteen years since I last used it.
The batteries are fresh and new and, just to make sure, I've used three different brand-new sets of batteries.
To me, it seems like it simply needs to be cleaned and lubricated.
Question: is this something I can do (I have repaired almost anything you can name at one time or another), and if so where would I find directions? Alternatively, are there any repair shops people can recommend that can do a competent job of cleaning and lubricating this early 1990s camera?
BTW, the Nikkor 35-70mm zoom that came with the kit has the aperture stuck wide open. I think whatever ails the body is also the problem with this. I'm less concerned about this because I have other lenses I can use.
OT, but just for those who care, this is a video of me giving my 1958 Leica M3 to my son-in-law: