If you want a good old working k film body, try a km, mx, or k1000, they
are all mechanical and dont lockup as often.
jco
On 6/1/2016 11:04 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
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On Jun 1, 2016, at 10:06 PM, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote:
On 02 June 2016 at 00:31 Bill <[email protected]> wrote:
On 6/1/2016 2:58 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote:
So I bought an eBay ME Super. Looks great, has a fine PK-M 50/1.7.
My first Pentax was an ME Super with 50/1.7. But it was a while ago.
Does anybody remember what to do if the mirror & shutter are frozen in
firing position? I.e., mirror down, shutter and film advance not responding.
It came with no batteries, I installed fresh, made no difference. A casual
inspection shows no signs of corrosion in the battery compartment.
Suggestions?
stan
Spank it.
Seriously.
Hold it my the lens and smack it against the palm of your hand.
Failing that, send it back to the seller. I'm pretty sure I have one of
those sitting around. I think it's even a black one.
Wasn't that for when the mirror stuck _up_? I seem to remember having this
problem with mine and it was because the film transport sprockets had somehow
become out of sync with the rest of the mechanism. Turning them with a
thumbnail, until they locked, fixed it.
God ideas. Haven't worked. It seems to like being spanked. Just asks for more. And when I
turn the film sprocket, it just free-wheels. I tried "rewinding" the
thumbnail-on-sprocket trick, still no change. I am thinking it is an issue with the
shutter release per se. The shutter release seems to be cocked and ready but there is no
resistance when I depress the release.
I'll contact the seller - I got most of my money's worth just with the lens,
but I was looking forward to a working film camera to do a few rolls for
old-times sake...
stan
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