Bill, You're my new best friend!! Wahoooooo! That did the trick. I couldn't figure out how to advance the frames, and had some idea that that might be why it wasn't working properly.
Shutter speeds SOUND as if they are working correctly, so my next step is obtaining a lens and some film. If I like this, I'll probably opt for a prisim and maybe a handheld meter. (Guess that means I'll need to actually read a book on metering too!) Anyhow, I'm off to do some more work, there may be time to work on this over the weekend. Illinois Bill "Bill D. Casselberry" wrote: > William Kane wrote: > > > 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. > > Shutter won't cock w/o film in it. > > There's a work-around, though ... > > - Open Back - push & turn clockwise the small center part > of the exposure counter/wind knob until it is past 1 > - Hold it like that & close the back - now the wind lever > should cock the shutter > > Bill > > --------------------------------------------------------- > Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast > > http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------- > - > 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 .
