Sticky Shutter Blades C330 HELP

[jameshobson]

Was hoping to use my Mamiya C330 with 180mm but found this morning that i have sticky aperture blades, basically the blades don't open on any exposure length, i had a roll of film go threw and its just blank negs because the light was exposed onto the film, any quick fixes or is this an expensive repair job ?

Thanks James.

 

[freecom2]

Was hoping to use my Mamiya C330 with 180mm but found this morning that i have sticky aperture blades, basically the blades don't open on any exposure length, i had a roll of film go threw and its just blank negs because the light was exposed onto the film, any quick fixes or is this an expensive repair job ?

Thanks James.

The quick fix for stuck aperture tends to be trying to exercise the blades by changing the aperture from widest to most stopped down and then doing this again and again. Tends to work better for sluggish aperture blades rather than ones which don't open at all though...

Any interest in DIY?

 

[Chris L]

Was hoping to use my Mamiya C330 with 180mm but found this morning that i have sticky aperture blades, basically the blades don't open on any exposure length, i had a roll of film go threw and its just blank negs because the light was exposed onto the film, any quick fixes or is this an expensive repair job ?

Thanks James.

Not sure what you feel qualifies as expensive with regards to repair costs but if freecom2's advice doesn't work I would think a CLA would sort it and typically costs around £50 from someone like Miles Whitehead.

 

[padderico]

Was hoping to use my Mamiya C330 with 180mm but found this morning that i have sticky aperture blades, basically the blades don't open on any exposure length, i had a roll of film go threw and its just blank negs because the light was exposed onto the film, any quick fixes or is this an expensive repair job ?

Thanks James.

Hey buddie, are you still in London?

 

[jameshobson]

Ok thanks for the advice been out at the Lake District today and had a panic when it wasn't working properly, i still can't get it to work so i will be sending it off, thanks for letting me know about CLA i will check it out, cheers.