This is because the shutter goes back together the same way it came apart.Īctually - if you've not done so already - now would be a good time to read our existing Synchro Compur pages - as they are in slightly more depth than these ones - and in practice servicing the shutters are very similar. There are many opportunities to write a shutter off whilst it is in pieces! Also I've included disassembly instructions - but not reassembly instructions.
If you do not feel confident working with delicate objects give this one a miss. Firstly this is quite a delicate operation. Just before we start - a couple of things.
This shutter is from an Agfa Isolette II so some of the details may vary slightly if your Prontor is fitted to another make of camera. I'm not as familiar with these - but here are some notes and pictures on a Prontor-S I've disassembled and cleaned. After the success of our step by step guide to servicing the Synchro Compur shutter one the questions we were most often asked is how to do the same with the Prontor type shutters.
