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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
09-13-2019, 08:23 PM
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Thanks for the clarification! On closer inspection, mine looked plastic (hard to see the hues in dim light). This just confirms this.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
09-11-2019, 08:50 PM
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Picture didn't work. Here it is.
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Sorry, I'm new here. On a second look, it is possible that it is a brass, then plastic, then brass gear. If so, then the plastic gear in the middle was used to reduce noise (I assume). Someone else should verify. Sorry for the triple post.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
09-11-2019, 08:47 PM
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I love the MZ-S. It's my go-to because I like to spot meter everything. Canons and Nikon's make everything a hassle to easily manually shoot. Anyway, I pulled the bottom plate off of mine to take a gander at the infamous gear, but I found that the motor resides in a different location than in my MZ-3 (which I also pulled the plate off of). I couldn't see the gear from the bottom. However, if you shine a flashlight down the gap behind the lens on the left and actuate the depth of field preview, you can see the gears. If you can see down at a shallow angle, there is hiding down there what I believe to be THE gear in question. It's hard to tell, but it looks black to me, meaning plastic. Maybe someone else can look, too and confirm.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
09-11-2019, 08:34 PM
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That shutter ring was sticky on mine, as well. Almost welded to the body. What I did was spray some of that non-silicone dry lube (like you use for table saw tables) under the perimeter. It soaks in and leaves the film in there (didn't get under the lens, either). Work it back and forth while it evaporates, and it will move freely. Mine still turns just fine.
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