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Orin Eisenhauer

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Posted on Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 08:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I picked up a Praktica LB2 but it has a problem in that you cannot advance the film and the shutter will not fire. I am assuming that one problem is caused by the other. Any suggestions on what to look for?
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Thomas Pfeifer

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Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 07:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Some more information is required to give an advice: Is the winding lever stuck and cannot be moved or are you still able to operate the winding lever, but without any movements inside the camera?

In case of the second problem, it is very likely that just a little spring inside the camera is out of position. When you wind on the camera, a little spike is pressed radially into the winding shaft and pushes everything forward. With the winding lever going back to its initial position, this little spike moves to the next notch at the winding shaft and is fixed there by a little spring. Now, if this spring flipped off, the winding mechanism does not work.

You have to open the camera body in order to check this. If you need further advice and/or pictures, feel free to send me an e-mail directly.

Thomas

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