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Skipping the grease on shutter repairs saved me from countless callbacks
After fifteen years in camera repair, I've seen too many issues from over-lubrication. Guides say to ALWAYS grease shutter curtains, but I think that's wrong. Grease can dry up and spread, causing sticky shutters and blurry photos. Just last month, a classic SLR came in with a frozen shutter from old grease. It took hours to clean out. Now, I skip the grease or use minimal dry lube. This change has cut down my callback rate BIG time. Try it, you might be surprised.
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the_lily6mo ago
That sticky residue from old grease is such a pain to deal with, reminds me of cleaning gunk off appliances. I get what victor_stone is saying about wear, but after seeing how much trouble dried lube causes, using way less worked way better for me too.
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victor_stone6mo ago
Consider why the factory applied grease in the first place. Proper lubrication reduces metal-on-metal wear over decades of use. Skipping it entirely risks premature shutter failure, trading callbacks for future breakdowns.
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barbaramurphy6mo ago
What if the factory amount is right for new parts, but we should use less on older shutters with built-up gunk already?
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