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pckirch · Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 1

While cleaning my sticky shutter, I went and did it...ripped one of the shutter Leafs. Anyone know where replacements can be had? Specifically one for a Carl Zeiss Jena 135 Compur Nr. 2423172. Thanks.

45PSS · Joined: 28 Sep 2001 Posts: 4081

A). Find another shutter.

B). Make a new shutter blade.

Portra 100 works well, glue two layers together for strength.

RichS · Joined: 18 Oct 2001 Posts: 1468

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On 2004-11-03 18:16, 45PSS wrote:
A). Find another shutter.

B). Make a new shutter blade.

Portra 100 works well, glue two layers together for strength.

I couldn't pass this without question...

Have you used Porta 100 to replace a shutter blade, for real??? Does it really last?

Something I would never have thought of, but well worth keeping in mind!

Thanks...

45PSS · Joined: 28 Sep 2001 Posts: 4081

Two blades in a Wollensak Studio Shutter. Glued 2 pieces together once cut to pattern, emulison to emulsion . I don't use the shutter much but it's light tight and functions properly.

The film was out of date and had a heavy color shift so I used an unexposed/unprocessed sheet. Other sheet film may work also.

A sheet of mylar would be better.

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Dan Fromm · Joined: 14 May 2001 Posts: 2165

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On 2004-11-04 18:34, 45PSS wrote:
Two blades in a Wollensak Studio Shutter. Glued 2 pieces together once cut to pattern, emulison to emulsion . I don't use the shutter much but it's light tight and functions properly.

The film was out of date and had a heavy color shift so I used an unexposed/unprocessed sheet. Other sheet film may work also.

A sheet of mylar would be better.

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While a picture may be worth a thousand words, a quality photograph is worth a million.

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Charles, a couple of years ago I dismantled a shutter from an ex-RAF AGI F135 aerial camera. The shutter and diaphragm blades were made of a very thin plastic, quite possibly mylar. So, yes, real serious shutters have been made with plastic blades.

Cheers,

Dan