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Author Message   Agno3 Tinkerer Username: Agno3 Post Number: 22 Registered: 07-2007 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 07:40 am:    You must release the shutter between windings and do not force anything. If the shutter button depresses flush with the surrounding bezel and nothing happens, then the shutter is uncocked (fired) and must be cocked (and film advanced) with the winding lever. If the winding level is blocked (won't move freely) then ther is an issue with the camera. If the shutter button will not depress then the shutter is already cocked and the winding lever is blocked. This by design. If this is the case with your camera, try the double-exposure method to determine if the winding lever still functions. Press the rewind button on the bottom of the camera and then try to move the lever. If the camera is still blocked, then something is wrong. The camera may be out of sync internally or needs service. Suffice it to say, service on a camera such as this will exceed the cost of buying another one. Until the camera is forced and something internally is damaged, a 'simple' service all it will need. After that,parts may be required.