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Johnlees45
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Username: Johnlees45
Post Number: 62
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 17, 2010 - 01:30 pm: | 
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Hi, all. My Canon AV-1 has suddenly stopped working for the first time ever and I suspect the shutter is stuck shut because it has been on a shelf unused for maybe a year and I tried to use it today.
The battery is OK (I have tried several including new) and I've tried different lenses.
(1) I wound it on to take a shot.
(2) Nothing happens on pressing the button.
(3) I cannot wind it on again because it hasn't fired.
All help gratefully received! (Cheltenham, UK) |
Agno3
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Username: Agno3
Post Number: 21
Registered: 07-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 09:05 am: |
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If the battery check indicates the battery is good, then your battery contacts are clean enough.
The common cause of this problem in "A" series camera is a dirty release magnet at the bottom of the camera (under the baseplate). The other contacts are buried deep inside the camera. |
Johnlees45
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Username: Johnlees45
Post Number: 64
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 01:26 pm: |
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Thanks for that, Agno3. The camera has now gone off to a professional repair place. |
