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Asahi Pentax Spotmatic SP The film rewind button
if the camera is jammed for any reason, then the rewind button will not pop out. on this model it was common that the mirror cock lever at the bottom jumped. in which case the camera will jam up.remove three screws holding the bottom cover, remove cover. in the middle of the camera is a lever that needs to be latched by pushing it forward. the camera should release and revert to normal usage.if this is not the case then there may be something jammed in the winding or shutter gears. in which case you would have to remove the top cover and/or front covers.
Camera repair
Have tou tried the battery? Is so try clean the battery contacts make sure theres no old residue on them
I hae a Canon AE-1.
It's normally referred to as a depth of field preview. It's used to stop down the lens to whatever aperture you've set it to, so you can preview the depth of field to see how much of your scene will be in focus at any given aperture. It's not often used, but can be important in macro and portrait photography when a shallow depth of field and critical point of focus are both necessary.
I recently purchased a sears
No, you'll need to contact an experienced camera tech. If there's not any local for you you can search online and try to find one you find reputable, or google KEH Camera. They'll charge you $35 for an estimate, which is waived if you decide to have the work done. Expect to pay $75 or more to have it repaired though, depending on what if any parts are needed, the exact issue, and assuming it's repairable (parts are available).
Hello, just found my 35mm
Did you remember to push the rewind release button, on the bottom of the camera first? Failure to do so will either not allow you to rewind the film (without applying a lot more force than needed), rip off the film sprocket holes, damage the camera's internal gearing, or any number of other nasty things.
There should be a small button on the camera's bottom baseplate, press it in and it should rewind smoothly.
My A1 only works when
The AE-1 requires, that when the camera's shutter speed dial is set on A or Auto, that the lense must be set on the highest aperature (22, 32, whatever that lense has). In all other settings you can move around however you'd like.
My pictures have a purple
You're either using old/expired film, or taking photos during dusk. Color film is balanced for daylight photography. Using it under conditions other than that will result in varying color casts on the resulting images.
Fluorescent lighting: Greenish
Indoor bulbs: Reddish/orange
Outdoor at night/dusk: Blueish/purpla
Ourdoor at dawn: Pink/blue
Or, you may have just gotten bad print work done. Try a different lab.
My Canon AE-1 was working
That fault is typical of the AE1 and closely related models such as the AT1.
First, try seeing if the camera works without the lens attached. If so, then the lens needs attention.
Otherwise, your camera is around thirty to forty years old and needs a thorough CLA service (Clean, Lubricate, Adjust). The internal lubricant films have dried-out and gummed up the workings. Also the foam light seals and mirror buffer will have either decayed to a sticky corrosive goo or will have gone further and dried out completely, falling away as black powder or gluing some parts together.
A professional CLA and a one-off foam replacement (modern material does not decay) isn't particularly cheap and far exceeds the residual value of the camera. But once it's done the camera should be good for many more years and there are huge numbers of high quality dirt-cheap lenses for it. Shoot on film or slide and scan the images and you have results which will still give any full frame dSLR a run for it's money.
Try to use a Canon specialist as they'll have scrap examples of your camera to cannibalise if spare parts are needed, but that model is really well made and unless you're unlucky then you should get away with a CLA and new foam.
Alternatively, unrestored examples are commonplace and cheap/free, so it's not a bad model to gain your own experience on if you're confident with electro-mechanical devices (the simpler AT1 is a better model to start learning on though as it has far less electronic parts). If you ruin it in the process then you gain experience and spare parts for the next attempt.
Good luck.
Advance lever is stuck. I
Like
all AE-1's and related models, your camera is gumming up inside as the
internal lubricant films are at least 25 years old and are largely
dried-out.
The fix is to get the camera to a repair specialist
for a CLA service (Clean, Lubricate, Adjust). As a one-off extra cost
also get the foam light seals and foam mirror buffer replaced as they'll
either be absent by now or will still be turning to a sticky goo.
Modern foam is is different material and is will not decay like the old
stuff.
A CLA and foam replacement definitely costs more than the
residual value of the camera, but they're solidly built and have plenty
of cheap high quality lenses so can still achieve results which compare
well to even the best modern pro dSLR's. Get the work done and your
camera will probably last until 35mm film ceases to be available. Your
camera will also withstand conditions which you'd never dare risk a dSLR
in.
While i was taking my
No. Removing the lens does not expose any film. You can change lenses as many times as you want while on one roll of film.
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