Pro tip: I just found out how many parts are in a basic SLR shutter

I was fixing an old Pentax K1000 last week and looked up the service manual. It said the focal plane shutter has over 60 separate pieces! I always knew it was complex, but seeing that number really surprised me. Has anyone else been caught off guard by the part count in a common mechanism?

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lisa_carter3111d ago

Over 60 pieces just for the shutter? That's insane. I would have guessed maybe twenty at most.

spencermurphy11d ago

My old camera repair attempts usually end with me having three leftover screws and a new paperweight. Sixty parts means I'd probably lose about fifty of them on the carpet. Guess that's why my "fixed" cameras always have that extra rattle, huh?