Put a roll of film in the camera. The 6x7 shutter won't fire unless there is film in the camera. There's a workaround, but you ought to just try running a roll through it, and see how the transport mechanism and shutter perform. Paul
William Kane wrote: > > Ok, > > Here's the 'update' on my cheap 6x7: > > I finally (after 1 day) got the required 6v battery. Upon placing > the battery in the compartment, I found that the shutter button no > longer fires the shutter. The mirror is in the ready position. > > When I originally got the camera the film advance was kind of sticky, > now it's extremely smooth. My guess is that something uncoupled inside > the camera body. I may try to go in myself and see what I can find. > > I have a digital copy of the 6x7 repair manual, but if anyone has any > clues, I'd appreciate hearing from you. > > If I can't find the problem I may send it to KEH for an estimate. > Anyone have any ideas on a good place to send it other than KEH? [It is > the 6x7 without MLU] > > Thanks, > Illinois Bill > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
