Appreciation post: fixed a 1978 Canon AE-1 with a stuck shutter for a local teacher

She brought it in last Tuesday, said it was her dad's and she wanted to use it for a class project. After three hours of careful work with my smallest screwdriver set, I found a tiny piece of old foam seal had jammed the mechanism. What's the oldest camera you've brought back from a similar kind of jam?

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dakota41520d agoProlific Poster

Is a jammed shutter really that big of a deal to fix?

william_garcia20d ago

Like wesley_jones said, it's a small part with a big job.

wesley_jones20d agoMost Upvoted

Depends on the camera, some are a nightmare.