Give me a Shout off list Adam. Not much BTW. less than Henrys
Dave On Dec 23, 2007 1:47 PM, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dave, > > How much? I'm thinking about getting one. Got a bunch of 35mm film I > need to shoot. > > -Adam > > > On 12/23/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have one for sale, should the need arise. > > > > Dave > > > > On Dec 23, 2007 8:23 AM, Vic Mortelmans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > the batteries are fresh, but nevertheless I loaded a new pair, whithout > > > improvement. > > > > > > Note that there's still metering information on the display: the camera > > > behaves just as if it is not cocked, apart from the fact that the > > > winding lever cannot be advanded. > > > > > > Anyway, the old, trustworthy Spotmatic F is backing up, so I'm OK. > > > > > > Groeten, > > > Vic > > > > > > > > > Adam Maas wrote: > > > > Before you do anything else, replace the battery. Like many camera's > > > > of that era, a low battery can cause lockups. > > > > > > > > -Adam > > > > > > > > On 12/22/07, Vic Mortelmans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Hi, > > > >> > > > >> My Super A (a.k.a. Super Program, my most advanced camera body at this > > > >> moment) has locked up today... I made a shot, and advanced the film, > > > >> but > > > >> the 'cocked' sign in the display does not show up, and the camera can't > > > >> be fired. So it seems like either the winding mechanisme locked up half > > > >> way, or it did wind properly, but the camera doesn't detect this... > > > >> > > > >> I manage to take off the base plate and the top plate, but don't see > > > >> any > > > >> obvious problems and I'm not really in to further disassembly, not > > > >> knowing what to look for. > > > >> > > > >> But before I take it to a repair shop (is it still worth a repair? It > > > >> cost me 90 euro and I know that even an attempt to repair will cost me > > > >> at least around 70 euro), I'd like to check on this forum if there's no > > > >> easy way I could solve this. I was thinking of > > > >> > > > >> 1. an indication of the part that 'detects' the shutter is cocked > > > >> (which > > > >> I think may fail e.g. because of bad electronic contact?) > > > >> > > > >> 2. an indication if there's a way to force the camera to release > > > >> (assuming that it is properly cocked, and which may return it into > > > >> normal operation) > > > >> > > > >> Thanks for any suggestions! > > > >> > > > >> Groeten, > > > >> Vic > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > >> [email protected] > > > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > > >> follow the directions. > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > > follow the directions. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Equine Photography > > www.caughtinmotion.com > > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > > Ontario Canada > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > > -- > M. Adam Maas > http://www.mawz.ca > Explorations of the City Around Us. > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
