Altix Shutter Repair

Repair #7 - Altix Shutter This time around, I have a sad camera... When I first got it, it was sold as a decorative item pretty much, because the shutter was stuck solid. I disassembled it (way before I made videos about such things) and found one of the shutter blades to be completely bent. I flattened it and the thing came back to life! Awesome! When I manage to guess the correct focal distance, it does make some really awesome pictures! But, alas, it wasn't meant to last: during my 2022 vacation it started to behave odd... 0:00 Intro / Disassembly 2:25 The 2022 Problem... 3:30 A Fresh Drop of Oil 4:28 Shutter Assembly, Take 1, 2, 3 and 4... 5:42 Final Steps 6:30 The 2023 Vacation and Problem 7:50 Problem Detail and Production Process 9:25 bCNC Process and Prototype 11:08 First Iteration / New Material / Whoopsie! 12:55 Assembly w. Proper Blade / Test 14:40 Loading Film 15:23 Developing 16:23 Sample Pictures / Overview / Summary / Outtake Music: My Train's A Comin' Unicorn Heads (YouTube Audio Library) You can support me on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/atkelar and also on Patreon:   / atkelar   and now also here by using the "Super Thanks" feature! Thanks to everybody who signed up already!