M6 (probably) shutter problem

[Ildjarn]

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First sample is at 1/125 ss. Notice the white stripe near the right edge. It looks pretty much the same at 1/250 and 1/500, however, at 1/60 it's gone. I haven't seen the results at 1/60, but that's what I've been told.

Last sample is at 1/1000 and things are much worse there. 

I am going to make more tests, but what do you think it can be? Shutter? A body was stored without lens attached to it and without front cap covering the mount, so shutter was basically uncovered. However, I couldn't find any obvious signs of damage on shutter.

And if it's a shutter problem, repair would probably cost more then a camera itself, right?

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Edited August 17, 2018 by Ildjarn

[earleygallery]

Hi,

 

This is either a shutter fault or a light leak.

 

Look at the negatives. Does the streak on both images extend beyond the frame of the negs? If it does it's a leak, if it doesn't it's the shutter. The shutter fault is probably easier to deal with on an M as light leaks can be due to failed seals within the viewfinder/rangefinder unit and can be hard to pinpoint.

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[Ildjarn]

I don't have negs, but looking at the second sample, streak definitely extend beyond the frame.

[TomB_tx]

Could be a shutter issue, say a dragging curtain, and the resulting over exposure at 1/1000 could bleed outside the frame. If so, a normal Clean-Lubricate-Adjust service from an independent tech would correct it for around $200, a lot less than an M6 costs.