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Author Message   Michael_linn Tinkerer Username: Michael_linn Post Number: 50 Registered: 04-2011 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 04:40 pm:    I hate to say this, but the camera won't fire without a battery and if it won't fire you can only wind it once. Mechanically it's very similar to a Contax 139. You can find the repair manual here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/54625225/Contax-139-Repair-Manual You can try resetting it by moving the obstruction lever "anti rewind claw" after removing the bottom of the camera.