I pulled out my dad's old x-700 about 3 years ago, and it had worked for a while. Recently, I found it in a box, but found the film advance lever only pulls out about half way. I don't have the manual, and I kind of figured out how to work the camera on my own, so I don't know if this is just something that has to do with my stupidity...
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You have a Konica T4 or an A3, they never made a A4. The camera is from the 70s. I would try the rewind button on the bottom, press it in, then try the advance lever. See if that frees it. There are mulitple levers and arms that must move in certain suscession to advance and fire an old 35mm camera. The grease gets old and the gears get out of sync. Open the back and see if the mirror is up, if it is that is a clear sign of internal mix up of gears. They are not worth it to repair, even a cleaning would cost $100. Konica is not a popular model, they can be found for sale on E-bay and on-line camera stores for dirt cheap, reminded that they are 40 years old if you buy a used one.
Nice little rangefinder, but it's 30 years old. If you can wind the advance and the film is not moving you have a big problem. They are really not repairable, you can find them pretty cheap, but remember they are 30 years old.
This camera is somewhere between fifteen and thirty years old. It is highly unlikely that spares would be available, and it would be extremely expensive to have it repaired in any case, most artificers familiar with the internal layout having probably retired years ago. Maybe the camera should be retired too ?
Ah, the X700, I used one for years until it just got to the point where it was worn out. As you are aware these cameras are mostly in the 25 year old range and if they have not had proper tune ups and maintenance done it is likely that it has issues, and likely had them when it was sold to you. Your best bet would be to take it to a reputable camera repair shop and have them give you an estimate.
Have you tried fresh batteries and setting the shutter speed dial to M90 or m250 whichever you have? If this does'nt work you can remove the camera bottom plate and gently pull a lever away from the advance cog. Some times things get out of sync in there. Sorry I can't be more specific but I did this many years ago. Good Luck.
I have a Nikkormat FT, and I can assure you that there is no "timer" button on this camera. There is, however, a timer lever to the left of the lens if you are looking at the front of the camera. As for the light meter, have you tried moving the film advance lever to the "cocked" position, since that turns on the meter.
Your camera is cocked but since the shutter is not working you cannot release it and hence your film advance mechanism does not work.
ME-super will work without batteries in full manual mode so set your shutter to B and try to release it.
If the shutter will not release in B mode then the shutter/mirror box will need servicing : rubber components in the mirror box mechanism have perished and need replacing. After that your camera will be fine for another couple of years.
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