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Harold
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 20, 2005 - 06:46 pm: | 
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While snapping the shutter on my A1, it suddenly stopped. Won't wind, can't trip the shutter. I know this is generally indicative of a spent battery, so I replaced the battery with one from my AE-1, which works, but still can't wind or trip the shutter. It acts as though it's cocked. Is there any way to release the shutter through the bottom? I tried manually closing the magnets, but that doesn't help. HELP!!! |
Ed
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 21, 2005 - 06:39 am: |
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check thru the viewfinder and see if you have any indication of power--lights, etc. |
Glenn Middleton
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 21, 2005 - 07:17 am: |
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Do you have 'EEEEEEEE' in finder,if so use double exposure routine-lever under wind on nearest serial nos-Operate wind on, Fire shutter.This resets the A1 under these conditions. |
Harold
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 21, 2005 - 08:29 am: |
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I don't get the "EEEEEEEEEEE" in the finder, but it is giving the shutter speed and the proper F stop in the viewfinder. It still feels as though it is wound, but will not fire. HELP! |
Glenn Taylor
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 29, 2005 - 10:13 am: |
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This is no help to you Harold but I have just experienced a similar problem for the first time with my 25 year old Canon A1.
It must be that time of year ! lol
Advanced the film - shutter won't fire.
Battery tests ok (little red light flashes quickly. Replaced battery anyway !
Made no difference.
Tried to use the Multiple Exposure lever to see if the shutter was only half-cocked. The Multiple Exposure lever won't move smoothly, as if something is resisting it and it won't move all the way to the left..
Viewfinder shows correct shutter speed and F stop.
If no-one has any suggestions for this, I'll try re-winding the film back into the can and opening the camera back to see if there is anything obviously stuck.
Can't think of any other ideas.
Good luck :-)
Glenn. |
Glenn Taylor
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 30, 2005 - 05:22 am: |
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Update.
Rewound film into can and removed can.
Pressed shutter button. Still nothing.
Moved film advance lever and it clicked, as if it had not been fully advanced from the last frame.
Pressed shutter button and it worked !
Moral of my story - Don't let your 15 year old son, who is only used to digital stuff, borrow your classic SLR film camera, at least not until after he has been properly apprenticed :-)
Glenn |
Glenn Middleton
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 30, 2005 - 10:55 am: |
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Glenn,
Not being able to move multiple exposure lever fully over is classic sign that wind -on cycle not completed.If your son had reached end of film and this was cause of incomplete cycle,then all is OK.However if the incomplete cycle was not at end of film you could have a bit of dirt in your 25 year old classic,I would give it a bit of an internal clean.
Harold,
In your original post you state that 'you tried closing the magnets'.Are you saying that the metal saddles that are normally on the poles of the two electro- magnets (in base of camera) when shutter is cocked, are in the released position, ie there is a gap between poles and saddles?If this is so, the camera has jammed in middle of shutter travel cycle or at an early stage in wind-on cycle.What are the positions of the shutter blinds,in a normal released,cocked or mid-travel position?Operation of A1 is quite simple and logical but some faults can be caused by more than one failure route.You can mail me direct with the above information if you wish,also indicate how happy you are diving into the A1's internals! |
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