So I just got an old Speed today which I got on that auction site that begins with an E.

Now it was a decent deal as it came with a 135 Optar lens in pretty good shape, and 5 riteway holders in good condition and I didn't pay too much.

But the shutter selection switch seems to be stuck on "front", but the action itself is on "back". No big deal since if I need to I can "T" the rear shutter open and use the front shutter with a cable release. In fact this is far from a true "problem", but I would like to have this beast working as best as possible.

So, any ideas on repair? Would it even be worth it? I'm thinking possibly not, but then again....

While I'm not saying these things don't get stuck, they do have a safety feature so they don't move accidently

Try pushing in and then moving the switch.

Well that helped quite a bit! It is a bit fiddley. Sometimes Front seems to take a bit of trying to get set, but if I'm gonna shoot with the front shutter I'm gonna just use a cable release. No big deal. I was after the rear shutter anyway with the Speed.

Push the switch with 2 fingers straight in toward the body and push slide UP for curtain....push slide DOWN for front shutter! Bert