sl66 shutter

[kuri]

Hello there,

after searching for quite some time I eventually got me a sl66 that seems to be in a rather good condition. What strikes me about that camera is the absolutely magnificent build quality and the literal bang for the buck I have had other rollei tlrs and a 35mm slr but that brick here is just fantastic.

Though, otherwise working like a charm, I noticed that my sl66 does, at the speeds of 1/30 and 1/60s only, make some noises after releasing the shutter. Like a spring recoiling for a second or so. Imagine a hairpin dropping on a metal surface. Only oh so very slightly. At 15 or 125 there's nothing like that. Is that fine? Do yours make that sounds, too?

Of course this could be perfectly normal, but I thought I might just ask.
Shuttertimes seem run fine.

Thanks in advance,
cheers

[slixtiesix]

Hi Kuri,
I took my SL66 out to examine this and I can confirm that 1/30 and 1/60 do indeed sound different. There is this slightly echoing metallic noise during the end of the release cycle. 1/15 and 1/125 do not show this. I never realized this before
My camera had been serviced recently so dont´t worry, everything is pretty normal. It is attributed to the purely mechanical character of the shutter that you can hear the springs working
Enjoy your new camera!
Best Regards, Benjamin

[kuri]

Good to know everything is in order, thanks
Although my magazine seems to wind a little more than it actually should, effectively exposing frames 4 to 16 .. guess that needs some fixing
Thanks again, cheers