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[quote]Dear all,

I bought a "new" Kiev 88 CM a while ago with intention to use it. I like the camera very much, but I had some problems with the film back which I solved. Now I shot 5 rolls of film and the shutter started to behave strangely in the middle of the 6th roll. It was harder to cock it some times.

I discovered that the second curtain sometimes stops in the middle of the travel at different speeds. I took the camera to a local repair shop for evaluating the repair cost. However, they said they don't know what to do and that they are not familiar with Kiev 88 CM and thus returned the camera.

Obviously they did try to fix it since the shutter was problematic at all settings. Now it sticks only at 1/60 s. After asking the repair guy he told me that they lubricated some parts, but they are clueless about the 1/60 s.

Is anybody out there that would know if the 1/60 s is somewhat special? Do you have any proposition, what could I do? I am not a noob at camera repair, but am far from being experienced. Thus I am not confident to dig in without service manual or guidance.

Thank you for your answers and have a nice day.

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