[pure-silver] Re: another blank roll

I realize that Janet may be driving off to wherever to get her camera fixed, 
but let me ask her to try something.
 
Load a roll of old, out of date or otherwise really cheap and useless film.  It 
is going to be ruined, so don't spend too much.
Go through your routine of loading.  Before you mount the back on the camera, 
pull the dark slide.  Do you see film or do you see
paper?
 
OK, you see film ( just like you are supposed to see..)
 
Mount the back.  Do not pull the slide.
Cock camera and make exposure.  Could you actually release the shutter?  ( 
remember, the dark slide is till in place, and that means
the shutter release should be disabled.)
 
OK, the camera would not release.
 
Pull the dark slide.  Release the shutter.  Without cocking the shutter again, 
put in the dark slide and pull the back off the
camera.  Mark the film with a felt tipped pen or a pencil.  Make a big X across 
the film.  Replace the dark slide, put t he back on
the camera, cock the camera, and  release the shutter again.  Do not cock the 
shutter, put in the dark slide, remove the back, pull
the dark slide and check the film..  You should see nothing.  True?  Put in 
dark slide, mount back, cock shutter.
 
At this stage, you have checked out the camera light baffle shutter, the lens 
shutter on both of your lenses, the winding on
mechanism, and the film movement.  If this does NOT locate the problem, then 
you must ask if you sent t he right rolls of film to
the lab.. Could it be you sent un exposed, new rolls in for processing?
 
If all this fails, then bring it to the repair guys to figure out the 
problem..whatever it is is certainly either even more basic,
or really complex!
 
Frank Filippone
red735i@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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