Release

This shutter has no shutter arm, only a cable release socket. Being on the bottom of the shutter means the release needs to come from underneath.

I found a few of these pistol grip cable releases, they are typically found on scientific cameras. Makes a nice addition to the camera.

To get it to fit, I need to grind down one of the stabilizing pins, and drill a hole in the camera for the other.

To make sure I drill in the proper place, I used a drop of nail polish on the pin, screwed in the tripod socket and when I was happy with its orientation, touched the polish to the camera, leaving a nice dot.

Drill slowly and with gradually increasing sizes until the hole is the right size.

With the cable release done, the infinity focus can now be fixed.

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