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Roberttdi
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Username: Roberttdi
Post Number: 1
Registered: 06-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 01, 2009 - 01:42 pm: | 
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Hello, I'm new to this forum but it looks fantastic!
I have an Edixa Reflex SLR camera, I just finished a film and the 'film transportation lever' as it is refered to in the manual has got stuck open, almost the whole way round but jammed just before.
I have taken the film out but it's still stuck.
Anyone know what I should do?
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Steve_s
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Username: Steve_s
Post Number: 161
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, June 02, 2009 - 01:55 am: |
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As a first step I'd try just applying gentle pressure to the lever while playing around with the rewind button, and the sprocket-spindle and film take-up drive in the film chamber to see if anything frees up, but probably you have already done this. Whatever you do, though, don't apply a lot of force to the lever in either direction.
I take it the mechanism is jammed with the shutter partly cocked. Assuming the basic mechanism is the same as my Edixa-flex you should be able to complete the cocking process by turning the speed setting knob clockwise, and fire the shutter. Possibly this might free it up, but again, don't force anything.
If all else fails there may be nothing for it but to take the top cover off. This was fairly easy on the Edixa-flex, but I don't know whether the same applies to the 'Reflex'. |
Roberttdi
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Username: Roberttdi
Post Number: 2
Registered: 06-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 06, 2009 - 06:27 am: |
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Thank you, in the end I managed to fix it by forcing the shutter speed dial up (the bit on top that lifts) which I noticed was also jammed and everything freed up. Thanks for the help! |
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