Cannot take picture, no film advance, new battery

Put new battery in, but cannot see anything in viewfinder. Film advance goes about half way, cannot take a picture.

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The shutter could be stuck or the mirror could be stuck. (Guessing you have an SLR.)
The film advancing is normal; means it is cocked and ready to go but something is stuck.

Take off the lens and see if anything is keeping the mirrors/shutters from returning.

Posted on Nov 14, 2009

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