regards,
Alan Chan
I bought a used Pentax Super A two months ago, took one roll of pictures with it, and it seems to work fine. I just bought a MEII winder from ebay and it is not working with the Super A. I don't have another body that can use the winder and I am trying to determine if it is the camera or the winder that has a problem.When I push the winder button without attaching the winder to the camera, the winder light comes on and the coupler spins. With the camera in the ready position (winded and turn on), pushing the winder at the single frame setting would take a picture, but does not wind to the next frame. Pressing the winder button again and the winder would only able to wind a portion of a frame. Repeating pressing the winder button would not advance the frame further. I took the winder off the camera and took a look at the coupler on the camera's bottom. I am guessing the the coupler should spin freely until it reaches the next frame, but I am unable to turn it. I winded the camera a few times manually and observe that, the coupler on the camera would spin following the winding lever. For example, when I use my thumb to push the winding lever to the right, the coupler would spin clockwise (with the bottom of the camera facing me). When I return the winding lever back to the ready position, the coupler would spin counterclockwise. Would someone please check if this is normal? Since the winder coupler only spins in one direction, shouldn't the camera's coupler also spin in one direction only? Please help me to diagnose whether the problem is with the winder or the camera.
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