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rsaff
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 07, 2005 - 06:20 pm: | 
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After taking the camera to a repair shop for a cleaning, it was returned (with no charge) with the film advance crank not cranking or the shutter button functioning. How could he have broken them, and can it be easily fixed? |
rsaff
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 07, 2005 - 06:22 pm: |
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Also, I cannot open the battery compartment because the lid was screwed on too tight, is there any way I can loosen it enough to get to the battery? |
rick
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 07, 2005 - 09:13 pm: |
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sounds like he screwed up. what it takes to fix it depends on what caused the problem, and i don't have an immediate guess. i do have a sketch for getting the top off to have a look: http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-113.html
the battery lid is probably corroded shut, very common in pentaxes. i'd remove the baseplate and try to let some vinegar work its way into the threads and see if you can loosen it up. often these are goners. |
Steve
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 08, 2005 - 08:19 pm: |
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If you want to have it fixed, I have sent two Spotmatics to Crystal Camera (see website) and received them back in good order at a very reasonable charge. |
Berk Sirman
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2005 - 04:08 am: |
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I strongly remommend Eric at www.pentaxs.com for Spotmatic repairs. He charges very little and he is great to deal with. |
