Vintage Gitzo Junior Delayed action movement. 60mm long metal syringe shaped gadget. Pull the stopper back to remove air the stopper then glides back in to provide a delayed shutter action.
This Auto-retardateur gave a 30 second delay on camera with a standard threaded shutter release button.
CONDITIONGood
It's not working well. The plunger pulls back but doesnt go all the way back so sometimes the camera isn't triggered. Buy this as a collectors item not a user item - Unless you can free the release using some kind of oil / method
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