Lens Shutters
Exposure Time
Multi-Blade Shutters
Lens Shutter Speed Control
Program Shutters
Other Program Shutters
Lens Shutter Troubleshooting and Service
Lens Shutter Service
Cleaning
Focal Plane Shutters
Focal Plane Shutter Design
Focal Plane Speed Control
Focal Plane Flash Sync
Other Speed Controls
Electronic Speed Control
Curtain Travel Times
Vertical Shutters
Horizontal vs. Vertical Shutters
Troubleshooting Film Focal Plane Shutters
Shutter Speed Table
Typical Curtain Travel Times
Shutters in Digital Cameras
CCD vs. CMOS Imagers
Troubleshooting Digital Camera Shutters
Shutter Switch Innovation
Ware inside the Shutter Mechanism
Damage to the Low Pass Filter
Light Streak on Image.
Shutter Speed Adjustment
Test New Replacement Shutters

Lesson Goal: This lesson contains detailed descriptions of various shutter designs, where you will find them and how to service them. We emphasize the design and troubleshooting of digital SLR shutters since they are such a large part of the repair market. During the lab portion of this lesson you will get hands on experience servicing a focal plane shutter. When you complete this lesson you should be able to service shutters as well as troubleshoot and repair cameras with shutter problems.

Hands On Lab: Disassemble / Repair a Focal Plane Shutter

Typical Time Required: 8 hours

Updated 2009