As I recall, early OM-1 literature mentioned "shutters tested to 100,000
cycles" or something along those lines. I never saw a worn out OM
shutter gear train (OM-1 > 2N, 2S, 3, 3Ti, 3, 4T, 4Ti). I've replaced
curtains that had come unglued or were moldy or ripped out by the user
but never just worn out from overuse. When I worked for N*k&on, I
replace a few titanium curtains in the original F due to fingerpokin'.
For the record, the curtains are glued onto the drums with brown rubber
cement Pliobond.
I was talking to a tech who repairs Canon for a sports/marathon
photographer. He's the guy who may shoot up to 8,000 frames a day.
Shutter replacement has become a way of life for him.
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On 8/26/2010 6:22 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Maybe JH has an answer for the OMs. 30,000 would have been good for me.
> I've never come anywhere close to that kind of number on a single
> camera... even digital.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Fernando Gonzalez Gentile wrote:
>> I was just about to ask what you've already had answered, Chuck.
>>
>> 'Though I wonder if 30.000 applies for OM 3T. 4, 4T and of course to
>> legendary workhorses like the C* F1n, the N* F2& F3, the Contax RTS,
>> etc. And of course the OM 1 and 2n ;-)
>>
>> Fernando.
>>
>> 2010/8/23 Chuck Norcutt<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>>> 30,000 was good for a film camera but
>>> digital has proven to have tougher requirements.
>>>
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