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Author Message   Markus Tinkerer Username: Markus Post Number: 73 Registered: 08-2007 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 01:36 pm:    The body release locks after each shot if the frame counting mechanism is not set to wind (just behind the viewfinder) and unlocks only after the film is wound the the next frame. BTW, if there is no film in the camera, the film counter won't count and will also not unlock the shutter release. At first I found the Monitor's frame counting mechanism somewhat counter intuitive. Perhaps you just need to test this with the frame counting mechanism engaged? You simulate film in the camera by opening the back and then winding the thin metal film guide on the take up side (that guide has some teeth at the top and the bottom that provide friction against the film as it passes by). You can expose the whole mechanism by taking the top off the camera. My two Monitors needed some cleaning under there and just a few dabs of oil to get the frame counting mechanism (and with that the shutter release lock) to work reliably.