I've had it happen with both a PZ1 & a PZ1P. Both cameras had a lot of film run thru them before it occurred. Pentax repair replaced the rewind mechanisms on both. I believe it was related to the tension the film in the cassette exerted on the mechanism.
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toralf Lund" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PZ-20 rewinding too soon... > Last Saturday, I decided that I would take my PZ20 out for a spin, for a > change. Unfortunately, we didn't get very far. After just 4 pictures, > the -20 decided it was time to rewind the film. This has happened once > before, and I believe I got exactly 4 shots last time, too. I've used > this body without problems in the meantime, but possibly for no more > than one film. On both these occasions, the film had been sitting in the > camera for some time. And it was B&W film both times, but different types. > > So, has this happened to anyone else? Do you have any idea what may be > causing it? I must admit it wouldn't feel like a great loss if I had to > give up on this camera, but if there is something I can do... > > - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
