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     Rich Seiter Rating: N/A |
Hello, I recently purchased a Bowens Illumitran slide copier that included a Leicaflex SL. The camera appears to be in decent shape cosmetically--I suspect it had an easy life permanently attached to a slide copier. When I received the camera (unfortunately I don't have a lens to test it) the shutter fired fine and the transport lever would wind the shutter (although it failed to increment the film counter). While trying to test functionality I tried the self timer (the rewind release button may have been pressed at this time) and it appeared not to work. The manual says something about the self timer not working if partially turned with the fix being to release the shutter. The self timer lever has no feeling of resistance when it is turned--I don't know if this is normal. My problem is that now the release button won't release. It depresses, but does not trigger the shutter. Does anyone know what might be happening here or what I can do to fix it? Disassembly of this camera is beyond my skills (and a nice camera is not the place to practice) so I'm hoping for a simple solution. It also appears that the meter is nonfunctional. There is a 625A battery in the camera which measures 1.5V. When I press the meter test button I can not even see the meter pointer. Is this a typical failure mode? Thanks in advance for any help! Rich Seiter |