Beginner Urgent Help Needed!

[brownwizard]

Hi all,

ran into an issue with my nikon f3, my entire first roll with the camera cam out shaky and overexposed, i went to a shop and had the seals replaced and the kind guy helping me also put some lighter fluid and said the hardware was super gunky. basically the issue is that the shutter is firing at weird times, if i select one sec, it will shoot in 2, 3 or 4 secs. i find this only happens in the full seconds and its the same for 2, 4 and 8 secs and also aperture priority. the funny thing happening is that when i hold the shutter down and keep it held, it will shoot at the precise time?? if i tap the shutter while selected at 1 sec it will take several secs, however i hold the button down it will shoot appropriately at 1 sec. bizarre but if i have rambled and youd like clarification please ask below and ill be happy to provide any detail but help is needed! i ordered some ultramax and iwll be travelling abroad in less than a week and i need to know if it is worth taking or just dead weight to me.

 

[robhooley167]

Don't take it anywhere, you'll just ruin film and frustrate yourself.

Solve the problem, test it, then take it places.

 

[brownwizard]

thanks rob, any solutions? since posting this ive just realised its shooting accurately timed with the mechanical release so it seems ive narrowed it to the electrical shutter, maybe it wasnt cleaned enough or just stick it through using the mechanical shutter, i also bought an sb12 flash to use with it

 

[Barney]

The correct course of action is of course to send it to a repair technician.

Home brew bodge ups I have heard of "a drop of lighter fuel" around the shutter release button, and far riskier, in the oven at 50 degrees c for an hour to soften congealed lubricants.

It goes without saying that you drink homebrew at your own risk and possibly ruin a nice camera.

 

[brownwizard]

im not sure im willing to put my camera in an oven LOL but i think i have found out that the issue is the shutter magnet. maybe ill try the lighter fluid and see what happens. thanks