Overheard a guy at the parts counter talking about using a 1.5mm screwdriver for a specific shutter fix

I was picking up some lens spanners in Seattle last week and the person next to me was telling the clerk about a stuck leaf shutter on a Mamiya. He said he used a 1.5mm driver to adjust a tiny set screw behind the aperture ring, something the service manual didn't even mention. It made me realize how much of this job is learning from other people's small wins. Has anyone else found a weird little trick for a specific model that saved a repair?

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jenny_carr5219d ago

Totally get that. Fixed a sticky advance lever on an old Nikon FE by putting a tiny drop of lighter fluid on a toothpick and working it into the pivot. The manual just says to replace the whole assembly. Sometimes the fix is stupid simple once you see how the part actually moves.

elizabethpalmer18d ago

Used to think you had to follow the manual exactly or you'd break stuff. But seeing how a tiny bit of solvent can free up a whole mechanism without taking anything apart? That changed my mind completely. Now I always look for the simple fix first before assuming something needs a full replacement.