Remember when you could just pop the top off a camera and see the whole shutter mechanism?

I had a 1970s Canon FTb and a modern mirrorless on the bench today. The FTb's shutter was right there, all metal gears and springs you could touch. The new one? A sealed unit the size of a postage stamp. You need a heat gun, special drivers, and a prayer just to get to it. The shift from mechanical to these tiny electronic modules in the last 15 years is huge. What's your method for dealing with these integrated shutter assemblies without wrecking the board?

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tylermason18d ago

My old Nikon FE feels like a tank now.

tessa86818d ago

Oh man, my dad's old Pentax could stop a door!