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     Glenn Middleton Rating: N/A |
Nothing to do with the camera being loaded or unloaded,it will cycle without film.It is impossible to even guess at your problem with the information given. 1,Is the battery new?if it is,are contacts clean in battery box? 2,What is shutter state;cocked,uncocked,half cocked?Open rear door and see where abouts the metal curtain laths are in the film gate;on left,in centre,on right or curtains are open. 3,Is the sprocket shaft locked/jammed,or can you rotate it in direction of wind on film travel.Make sure rewind button is not pushed/stuck in when you do this test. A jammed main shaft can occur and is probably due to lack of maintenance and Canon's cost cutting substitution of metal parts with plastic.However the AE1 Prog benefited from the A1's development program.Considering the millions of A Series manufactured, this problem has a very low occurrence rate. As we are both in the UK,feel free to contact me direct with the answers to the above pointers. |