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 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!