[pure-silver] Re: another blank roll

OK, I did that and it advanced properly. If it weren't that the lenses were so expensive, I'd say I'm enjoying the practical troubleshooting I'm learning. I think it must be that the problem is with that 150 mm lens that seemed to fail the other test. I hope it can be fixed for not too much money.

Thank you, Frank, for taking the time to write such detailed instructions! I really appreciate it - and when I take the camera to Jimmy tomorrow I'll be proud to tell him I've already checked these things. :o)

Janet



On Oct 29, 2006, at 12:53 AM, Frank Filippone wrote:

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Load a roll of old, out of date or otherwise really cheap and useless film.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
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