And more film photos coming–plus I have a roll being developed at the moment.
I did a photo shoot yesterday in Ponce Inlet with my friend Valerie–mostly digital, actualy, because it looked so gloomy outside–but then went on a photo walk later in the day with the St. Augustine Analog Club.
So, yeah, busy day.
And my wife’s other camera problem. She dug out her Pentax P30t from BITD.
It has fresh batteries.
The film advance works and advances film.
The shutter will not fire, even with film loaded.
Any guesses? Can a shutter button go bad while a camera is just sitting?
In reply to David S. Wallens :
Any corrosion on the battery terminals, possibly from old batteries leaking?
I know my Minolta X-700 stopped working when the capacitors that fire the shutter went bad, as most of them do. Dunno if the Pentax has a similar setup?
Good question about the battery terminals. I’ll ask her to check.
David S. Wallens said:Good question about the battery terminals. I’ll ask her to check.
Also some chatter on the Pentax forums about the wind lever not cocking the shutter.
In reply to 1988RedT2 :
Thanks and, yeah, I think she found that very thread. The advance lever is advancing the film, but maybe there’s still a problem? We can bring it in for service. Can they fix? And is it worth the $100+ repair bill, or do we just find her an A-1?
Tomorrow, hopefully, I drop off her follow-up roll of film. Then we’ll see if the Sears camera works. I know, so excite.
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