I used to roll my eyes at the 'freezer trick' for sticky shutter blades, but a stubborn Minolta X-700 from a garage sale last month proved me wrong.

After the usual cleaning didn't work, I left the shutter assembly in a sealed bag in my freezer for 20 minutes, and the old lubricant stiffened just enough to let me gently separate and clean each blade without damage, so has anyone else had a specific camera model where this oddball method was the only fix?

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3 Comments

kim_mason5514h ago

Remember to let the assembly warm up slowly to avoid condensation damage.

the_lucas11h ago

I read that old Minolta shutters sometimes need that freezer trick, right?

anthony_jackson3110h ago

Yeah, the freezer trick. Tried that once on an SRT-101 and ended up with a camera that was both sticky and slightly frostbitten. My repair skills are basically limited to percussive maintenance, which didn't help.