I have never even touched a Program Plus, but I would wager it is telling you there is
no film in
it.
--graywolf
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>
> To all Pug-sters:
>
> I've been so thoroughly thrilled by shooting 35mm that I've been casually
> mentioning my enjoyment to various friends. I assure all that this was done
> w/o any intentions other than "talking photography".
>
> Lo and behold, family and friends have been unearthening pentax bodies. I've
> recently acquired a zx-m from a family friend and today a program plus
> showed up.
>
> I put a A50/1.4 on it. I set it in the A position with the body on Auto but
> when I pushed the shutter down, nothing happened. Shutter didn't fire, no
> metering either. I opened up the back and everything looks "normal". I
> closed the back and tried the film advance but the film advance didn't move a
> budge. So I put a new set of two durecell A76 batteries. I put the batteries
> one on top of another with the positive (plus+) showing. No shutter, no
> meter. I reversed the batteries with both positives (plus+) not showing.
>
> Now with the camera set to manual I get a flashing "E" in the left window box
> under the frame within the viewfinder with no information in the right window
> box . After a moment, I depress the shutter and I suddenly get a meter
> reading but the shutter did not trip. The left window box has a "P" and film
> speed. In the right window box is the f/stop.
>
> I then set the camera to manual, opened the lens to 1.4. When I depressed
> the shutter I get a 250 film speed and a flashing "+3". Then I get only
> "1000" in the left window box and nothing in the right window box.
>
> I frame a different shot and depress the shutter and I get the same 250 film
> speed and a flashing "+3".
>
> I then shut off the camera and start all over. I set it to manual and get an
> occasional reading but also the blinking "1000" in the film speed window.
>
> The camera looks very clean. No chips or even scratches. The DOF lever
> works. The bottom is clean but the cover for the rewind is missing. (maybe
> a winder was used?)
>
> So, anyone have any idea what gives?
>
> Any and all thoughts are appreciated.
>
> Be well
>
> Robo
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Tom "Graywolf" Rittenhouse
Graywolf Photo, Charlotte, NC, USA
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