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3 August, 2025

Camera shutter testing device based on photodiode sensor and data-acquisition device

By Plane_wave

DIY sensor device for mechanical film camera shutter speed testing

24 May, 2023

A DIY shutter speed tester.

By Tony Warren

Shutter and iris are the main functions of older cameras that can have suffered over time. Build-up of “muck” or sticky lubricants getting where they shouldn’t mostly are to bla...

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Bob Janes on A third of a roll with a Pentax Spotmatic F and Kentmere Pan 200
Thank you. The little 28 is a gem - not hugely fast, but small and not horrendously expensive as the…
Bob Janes on A third of a roll with a Pentax Spotmatic F and Kentmere Pan 200
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Tim Piscitelli on One Shot Story – Resilience
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