 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
| PhotoKB HomeDiscussion Groups Digital Photography Digital PhotoDSLR CamerasZLR CamerasPoint & Shoot CamerasFilm Photography 35 mmLarge FormatMedium formatDarkroomFilm and LabsOther EquipmentPhoto Technique Nature PhotographyPeople PhotographyTechnique GeneralGeneral Photo Topics General TopicsAustralian PhotographyUK PhotographyDirectoryPhoto Clubs |
Photo Forum / Film Photography / 35 mm / August 2007shutter button is locked
I have a Minolta X-700 MPS and one every ten shots the shutter button doesn't release the shutter. It will work fine one shot then won't the next. I've tried turning the power switch over to off then back to on if something mechanical was blocking it but still nothing. The film advance lever doesn't come out more then the resting position. Anyone have the same problem before? or know what is going wrong here? I am not afraid to take it apart as I have done this before, but I want to know as much as I can before I delve into the inner workings. >I have a Minolta X-700 MPS and one every ten shots the shutter button > doesn't release the shutter. What do you do to get it to release again -- wait 10 minutes, jiggle everything in sight, ...?  SignatureNicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Darkroom Automation: F-Stop Timers, Enlarging Meters http://www.darkroomautomation.com/index.htm n o lindan at ix dot netcom dot com if i set it aside it and wait it will continue to work when i come back to it. its probably something misaligned from being loose, or something sticky not allowing free movement. > if i set it aside it and wait it will continue to work when i come > back to it. its probably something misaligned from being loose, or > something sticky not allowing free movement. The button merely closes contacts on a switch. It can be extremely difficult to clean the switch because the parts are so small. At least this is the simplest explanation I can think up. Jim > <dmdsafe@gmail.com> wrote in message >> if i set it aside it and wait it will continue to work when i come >> back to it. > The button merely closes contacts on a switch. If the shutter release is electrical the camera energizes a solenoid to release the shutter... If the camera sticks when in the wound state, and if you hear a click from inside the camera when you press the shutter release then the switch is probably OK and something is stuck in the mechanical side of the mirror release - it's the mirror flipping up that hits the _shutter_ release. Prime suspect is foam turned to goo. [When in the jammed state the mirror is down, correct?] If the camera is silent then the problem is most likely somewhere in the electrical system: switch, loose wire, bad contacts. You have put in a new battery and cleaned the battery contacts (?) Just came to me, the solenoid has probably got a foam shock absorber to keep noise and vibration down. If this foam has turned to goo then the camera may go silent. OTHO, if the release solenoid is gooed out of the way then the shutter should (or shouldn't) release itself at the end of the film lever wind stroke - the shutter would always be released. SignatureNicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Darkroom Automation: F-Stop Timers, Enlarging Meters http://www.darkroomautomation.com/index.htm n o lindan at ix dot netcom dot com oh man, didnt think the battery would have anything to do with it...coincidentally all other slrs ive used never needed a battery for the shutter to release. I will replace the batteries(button cells) to see if that is the case. On Aug 16, 1:04?pm, dmds...@gmail.com wrote: > I am > not afraid to take it apart as I have done this before, but I want to > know as much as I can before I delve into the inner workings. Been a while since I have fixed this problem but as I remember the shutter release solenoid under the bottom cover gets sticky and or dirty. I would clean it firts.. Battery must be good. Make sure you have the correct screwdriver to take thew cover off. It is NOT phillips. Bob AZ >I have a Minolta X-700 MPS and one every ten shots the shutter button >doesn't release the shutter. It will work fine one shot then won't the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >not afraid to take it apart as I have done this before, but I want to >know as much as I can before I delve into the inner workings. Could be a bad capacitor or a dying battery. Stephen -- |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2009 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.