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Melissa
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 10, 2005 - 11:18 am: | 
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I just got a Pentax K 1000. For some reason when I get my pictures developed they come back blank, like its not taking any pictures. Anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong? |
henry
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 10, 2005 - 11:38 am: |
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Well, a Pentax K1000 is a very popular model and has probably taken thousands of photos already. My guess is it's just bored. Tired of taking photos and wants to do something else...like hold down papers or hold a door open. :-)
But seriously...we need a bit more information. Like for instance, are you sure you loaded the film correctly and it feed through properly? ie. did the rewind knob turn as you advanced the film.
Remove the lens, set the shutter speed to...anything!...open the back and look through the camera as you trip the shutter. See any light? If you do, my bet is film wasn't loaded correctly.
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melissa
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 10, 2005 - 12:36 pm: |
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Yes, I'm sure the film was loaded correctly, and it fed right. I did what you said and i did see light. any other ideas??? |
henry
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 10, 2005 - 01:03 pm: |
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Ok, if you saw light, some amount of exposure is being recorded. Was your negatives totally black or totally see through? Did you see more light at slower shutter speeds?
It isn't very likely the film was bad. But the processor you took it to might have screwed it up. Ever use them before?
Did you see the curtains move as you released the shutter? When cocked the frame is blocked by the first curtain. It travels to the left immediately followed by the second curtain, blocking the light again. It happen like that? |
melissa
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 10, 2005 - 01:10 pm: |
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Yeah everything was like that. Maybe I did load the film wrong. My negatives were totally blank, like i never even took a picture. |
rick oleson
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 10, 2005 - 02:48 pm: |
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Loading faults are common with the K1000. Its takeup spool is particularly prone to letting go of the film leader just after you close the back (Pentax introduced a wonderful, fool-proof spool at about the same time the K1000 was introduced, but they only put it in the M cameras).
Next time you load, give it an extra wind before closing the back to make absolutely sure that it's attached, and watch carefully for the rotation of the rewind knob as you advance the film while shooting. |
Connie
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 21, 2005 - 02:06 pm: |
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I was wondering if your camera is working correctly now? |
Robert Leth
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 10:49 pm: |
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With my Pentax K 1000, before I shut the back,I wind the film once. I then shut the back and gently and slowly take the slack out of the film by turning the crank. When you feel a little change in resistance, stop immediatly--the slack is out. Now, as you advance the film counter to zero you will see the rewind mcchanism turn. If not, the film has come loose for sure, instead of the rewind mechanism not turning because of the slack within the film cartridge. Doing the previous (and advancing only once before you close the camera) yields extra exposures--I think, (I am a newbie). Also, before you shut the back of the camera you can advance the film twice, if you would like. This ensures an even greater chance of the film "staying put" in the advance mechanism. |
