The Canon T90 (and first generation EOS 600-series film cameras) all suffer from "sticky shutter" which is caused by a rubber "shock absorber" at the bottom of the shutter box deteriorating with age and turning to goo, which gets on the blades when the shutter is released. This gums-up the mechanism ultimately resulting in a EEE error. This is a fate that WILL affect all these cameras because of the way the rubber unavoidably ages, so unless your T90 shutter has been already cleaned it will suffer a sticky death in the future.
Fortunately, fixing the problem is easy and doesn't require dismantling the camera: just some solvent, some cotton buds (aka q-tips), some stiff card, and some patience.
An interesting thing about this particular T90 is that it was modified by Canon to have a flash sync socket added. That’s the shiny round metal part on the side of the pentaprism you can see at 8:38. These factory modified cameras seem to be rare: the seller didn’t know what it was and assumed the body had been hacked by a previous owner, and sold the camera cheaply as parts. I'm happy to be saving this special camera.
Music: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Liszt.
16 сен 2024
