Hi, My camera has been in storage for a long while now and yes, I forgot to use the shutter during this time. Now, when I press the shutter, the light meter comes on, but the shutter will not release. I've tried putting a film in, but alas - no change. I waqs quoted £128 to have it fixed, so I refused and bought another on ebay for £20. This behaves in exactly the same way *groan*. Is there anything I can do to get my camera(s) working again, or should I just resign myself to a broken camera and an ebay refund?
Comment by Felton, posted on Sep 01, 2007
I believe the ebay thing was a genuine mistake - the seller has already agreed to sort it all out when he gets back from holiday. He sounded genuinely upset when he found out. We'll see.
Comment by Felton, posted on Sep 01, 2007
Sorry - yes Crazy Larry - one of my first thoughts was the timer, but no dice - it's off. Thanks
Comment by Felton, posted on Sep 13, 2007
Poolseman,
A thousand thanks for that - it worked a treat. Sorry about the delay in replying, but capacitors and the equipment to replace them are not things I have easily available. Luckily I have a local branch of Maplin, where the capacitor cost 12p and a colleague who trained as an electrical engineer and so, is a marksman with a soldering iron. I wish I'd kept the second camera now, but with a full refund on offer, it was too big a gamble.
Thanks again.
Comment by Felton, posted on Sep 13, 2007
Poolseman,
I keep on clicking the 'Solved' link, but nothing happens - I want to give you credit for this but the technology is working against us.
hi there , I have the same problem with my x300s , I have had it for a short while it was working fine , then I have had it stored for a few months , now I need to use it it seems like the shutter is stuck , all the lights work as normal , what can be wrong , can anyone assist me here.
I'm not sure which model I have, but I bought it around 1995-96. After about 2 years, I changed the film outside. That film when processed was black except a small strip at the top. The louvers (I'll call them that for lack of a better description) were half in and half out on one of the sides. I carefully placed them on the lens side (or inside). I don't think I ever tried them the other way (door side). Is this what it might be or how can I get it fixed. I am about 45 min to a hour from larger cities. Thanks in advance for anything you may can help me with.
J Simmons
Oh what luck you have.. sounds like a very common problem if you bought one with same problem. make sure the timer is not on... oh ask for a refund ,,,sometimes people dont mention little problems on ebay and looking to get rid of junk....
good luck
Sad but true
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Remove bottom cover ( 4 screws ) and find small shutter release capacitor ( 6 v 220 microF ) and replace it. These older capacitors start leaking after 8 years and have to be replaced. Make sure you get the polarity and specs right when you are putting a new one in.
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