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Rlc
Tinkerer
Username: Rlc
Post Number: 61
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, December 25, 2008 - 06:54 pm: | 
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Just aquired a very nice looking K 1000. The advance lever is locked in the retracted position. The mirror is in the up position but can be manually locked down by using the lever visible to the left with lens removed. The mirror foam is OK. When shutter release is operated the mirror snaps to the up position but shutter does not fire.
The rewind button is locked in the up position and will not return when back is opened.
I have tried turning the sprocket shaft manually to simulate film transport. It turns freely but still no solution to problem.
Can this be related to battery condition or circuit? Please help. Thank you.
Richard. |
Rick_oleson
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Username: Rick_oleson
Post Number: 752
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, December 25, 2008 - 09:08 pm: |
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No; the K1000 is an all-mechanical camera, the battery does nothing but move the meter needle. The rewind button being stuck in the 'up' position (whether you have a mechanical or electronic camera) is not the cause, but only a symptom of a problem: the button is released by winding the advance lever, so all this means is that your advance lever is stuck - which of course you already know.
As SLRs go, Pentaxes are pretty easy to work on; but there is no way to guess what has jammed your shutter without going in and checking it out. It could be that a screw has come loose and fallen into the gears, or there might be any of a number of other causes. But it won't be anything electrical. |
Rlc
Tinkerer
Username: Rlc
Post Number: 62
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 26, 2008 - 07:02 am: |
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Thank you Rick; Wishing all a Happy and healthy New year. Hope that all your Christmas wishes were fulfilled.
Have corrected the problem with the K 1000. The second curtain had not completed it's travel. A gentle nudge on the leading edge of the curtain allowed it to close properly.
I have now successfully dry fired the camera many times at all speeds and can't get it to repeat the problem. Perhaps a tiny bit of film from a broken sprocket hole caused it to jam originally.
Thanks again. Richard. |
