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Anonymous Mar 17, 2014

my canon digital 2R85 will not eject to load film. I understand there was a recall for this problem..Can you help. I am a73 year old grandmother who can still video my grand kids

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This can be caused by several problems including a defective eject switch in the cameras internal circuitry or a bad motor and can usually be repaired fairly inexpensively. However, it's not a user serviceable problem and will need to be repaired qualified service technician.

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