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Curtains Travel Times

Serhiy Rozum edited this page Mar 30, 2023 · 8 revisions

Table below is combined from materials from SPT journal and various service manuals. If you don't see your camera in a list but know for sure what is curtains travel time should be, let me know and I'll add it to the table.

If you see two numbers, it usually means 2nd curtain limits, since it have to be adjusted slower

Make Model Travel Time (ms) Distance (mm) Tolerance Notes / Source
Copal Square Shutter
7.0 edge-to-edge +/-0.3
6.0-6.5 22mm
Pentax
S, S1, S3, SV, H Series 16.5 36mm +/-0.3ms
Spotmatic, K Series 12.5 32 +/-0.3 at 1/1000, adjust 1st curtain 0.05-0.1ms faster than 2nd
K-1000 14 Edge-to-edge Pentax recommends measuring at 1/1000. Alternatively 13.3 mS @ 34mm or 12.5 mS @32mm National Camera Service Manual
ES 12.5 36mm
ES; ESII 11.5 32 Set curtain speeds at 1/1000 SPT
ME 6 20 SPT
ME Super 6.5 21 Because of the 1/2000 top speed and 1/125 flash speed, the travel times are faster than in other Seiko shutters SPT
MX 12.2-12.3 32 SPT
Super Program; Super A 5.6 20 Old style with 1/125 X-sync speed; alternatively 6.8 mS @ 24 mm SPT
Super Program; Super A 5 20 Newer style with 1/250 X-sync; alternatively 6.0 mS @ 24 mm SPT
Program Plus 6 20 Alternatively 7.2 mS @ 24 mm SPT
A3; A3000 7.1 20 Alternatively 7.5 mS @ 21mm SPT
P3; P30; P5; P50 6.05 21 0.3 Alternatively 5.76 mS @ 20 mm SPT
645 11.95 37mm +/-0.1 1st curtain
645 12.05 37mm +/-0.1 2nd curtain
67 22.9 62mm +/-0.5 at 1/1000, adjust 1st curtain 0.1-0.2ms faster than 2nd
6x7 22.9 62mm
Nikon
F 14.5 edge-to-edge at 1/60
F2 8.8 edge-to-edge +/-0.2 at 1/80, starting adjustment from 2nd curtain
F2 8.5 32 0.2 Adjust curtain travel at X speed SPT
F3 10 32 SPT
Nikkormat 6.0 edge-to-edge
FM 5.0-5.6 20 SPT
FM2 2.8 20 SPT
FE 5.0-5.6 20 SPT
FE-2 2.5 20 SPT
FG 5.8 20 SPT
FA 2.5 20 Alternatively 3.0 mS @ 24mm SPT
EM 6 20 SPT
N2000; N2020; F-301; F-501 5.6 20 SPT
4004; F-401 6.5-7.0 24 Alternatively 5.4-5.8 mS @ 20 mm SPT
Olympus
OM-1 12 32 SPT
OM-1 14.5 edge-to-edge
OM-2 12 32 SPT
OM-10 12 32 SPT
OM-G; OM-20 11.5 32 SPT
OM-2SP (Spot Program) 10.9 32 SPT
Canon
F1 13.0 edge-to-edge +/-0.5ms at 1/2000
F1 11.0 32mm +/-0.3ms at 1/2000
F1 N 7.5 34mm +/-0.2ms at 1/2000
FTb 14.0-15.5 36mm Service manual
FTb 11.5-12.8 32mm SPT
FT 15.5 edge-to-edge
FT-QL 15.5 edge-to-edge
FT-1 11.5 34mm
A-1 11.3 34mm 0.3 SPT
AE-1 11.3 34mm 0.3 SPT
AE-1 Program 10.5 34mm Alternatively 9.9 mS @ 32mm SPT
AT-1 11.3 34mm 0.3 SPT
AV-1 10.5 34mm 0.3 SPT
Auto 12.5 ?
P, 6T, 7, 7S 14.5-15.5 edge-to-edge
T-50 7.5 20mm SPT
T-70 7.2 24mm Alternatively 6.25 mS @ 20 mm SPT
T-90 2.5 20mm 0.2 Also lists 2.7 mS for Kyoritsu (travel distance not given); 1st curtain worm accessible through hole in bottom; 2nd curtain worm under LCD and upper section of main flex SPT
Contax
RTX 12 32mm +0.2, -0.5 SPT
Quartz 139 7 24mm Alternatively 5.8mS @ 20mm; Note: The travel-time adjustments are in the Copal shutter assembly. Adjust the upper ratchet for the first curtain and the lower ratchet for the second curtain. You can adjust travel times without current through the shutter magnet. SPT
137 MD Quartz 12 32mm SPT
Exakta
RTL 1000 7.5-8.5 Not given Camera Craftsman
Fujica
AZ-1 12 32 SPT
ST901 12 32 SPT
ST601; ST701 12 32 Measure at 1/1000 SPT
ST801 12 32 Set curtain speed at 1/2000; one ratchet tooth equals a travel-time change of approximately 0.1ms. SPT
AX-5 12 34 SPT
AX-5 11.3 32 SPT
Konica
Autoreflex 6.0 edge-to-edge
Autoreflex T3N 7.2-7.5 Edge-to-edge Copal Square S. Alternatively 6.0-6.5 mS using “National Camera Travel-time Masks” Camera Craftsman
FS-1 5.85-6.0 20 Copal EM-575 shutter SPT
FT-1 5.85-6.0 20 Copal EM-575 shutter SPT
Leica
Leicaflex 11.0 edge-to-edge
M Series 14.0 edge-to-edge
M5 12.0 edge-to-edge
Mamiya
TL 12.0-13.5 edge-to-edge
DTL 12.0-13.0 edge-to-edge
500TL 12.5 32mm
ZE 5.8-6.0 20 SPT
NC 1000S 12.5-13.0 34 SPT
M645 12.0-12.5 40 SPT
M645 Super 13.5 53 0.2 Initial tension: 1st curtain = 4 turns; 2nd curtain = 2 turns SPT
Miranda
Sensorex 13.5 edge-to-edge
Minolta
SR-1 14.0-15.0 edge-to-edge
SRT 14.0-15.0 edge-to-edge
SRT-101 13.5-14.0 edge-to-edge
SRT-101 11.3-12.2 32 SPT
KX 9.0 edge-to-edge
XG-7 11 32 “Remove the 6 screws holding the battery compartment. By lifting aside the battery compartment you can reach the tow tension-setting ratchets” SPT
XG-9 11 32 SPT
XG-M 11 32 SPT
XD-11 6.0-6.5 22 Measure at 1/100 SPT
XE-7; XE; XE-1 6 22 SPT
X-700 11 34 0.3 SPT
X-570; X-370 11 34 0.3 SPT
Maxxum/Dynax 7000 6 20 Alternatively 7.2 mS @ 24 mm SPT
Maxxxum/Dynax 7000i 4.6 20 Alternatively 5.5 mS @ 24 mm SPT
Maxxxum/Dynax 3000i 8.1 20 SPT
Maxxxum/Dynax 5000 5.7-6.0 20 Alternatively 7.2 mS @ 24 mm SPT
Maxxum/Dynax 7xi 3 20 Alternatively 3.3 mS @ 22 mm SPT
Praktica
Super TL 17.5-19.3 32 SPT
Ricoh
Auto TLS-EE 12 ? Aka Sears Auto/TLS SPT
XR-6; XR-7; XR-S 4.8-5.0 20 SPT
XR-P 4.1 20 SPT
KR-10 5 20 Copal CCS electronic shutter SPT
Rollei
Rolleiflex SL35 10.5-12.0 edge-to-edge
Topcon
Super D 14.5 edge-to-edge
Vivitar
XV-1 5.0-5.4 20 SPT
XC-3 11.5-12.5 32 SPT
Yashica
TL 14.5 edge-to-edge
FRI; FRII 12 32 +0.2, -0.5 SPT
FR 11.0-12.2 32 SPT
Electro AX 5.5-5.9 20 Copal Square SE SPT
FX-2 12 32 SPT
FX-3 5.2 20 SPT
230AF 5.9 20 SPT
FX-D 7 24 Alternatively 5.8mS @ 20mm; Note: The travel-time adjustments are in the Copal shutter assembly. Adjust the upper ratchet for the first curtain and the lower ratchet for the second curtain. You can adjust travel times without current through the shutter magnet. SPT