There are many different '35mm' cameras - if you tell us which one it is we may be able to help
SOURCE: Takes a picture when film advance lever is moved
The magnets that control the shutter are the likely suspect. Dirt and debris can cause them not to hold properly. Hence, it fires the shutter when you advance the film. It is something you can repair yourself. I can describe the procedure if you are interested.
SOURCE: Film advance lever and shutter release button are "stuck"
No, it is not the battery. My guess is that the film leader did not stay in the take-up spool and is now bunched up around it. Try rewinding the film carefully as you normally would but remember that you are only rewinding a small portion of the length. You can even just open the film door and start over. You will only loose 3 or 4 frames on the roll.
SOURCE: no shutter/film advance
Check and see if the mirror is not moving.
The mirror not moving is not the reason your
SRT is not working. Mirror flip-up and release is one step of the
shutter release sequence that all single len reflex cameras do: the mirror not moving is a symptom that the shutter release sequence was not fully engaged, or is "out-of-sequence".
This problem does happen to older SRT's and is, best case, easy to fix.
Two ways this happens: best case, either the advance lever was not
fully wound (at the "second to last shot") and by depressing the
shutter release button at the shots afterwards you're allowing the
camera to bypass starting this sequence: a shop can "trip" your camera
to its proper sequencing, but it may happen again because of the second
problem described next.
As second-best case, on SRT's the pull-rod in the bottom
of the camera (inside the bottom plate) that connects the advance drum
Y-lever to its cocking lever becomes "stretched" at the end curl: this
is a common weak-link in SRT's. Again, this is a 10 minute fix for a
shop (don't do this yourself) to retension this rod and resequence your
camera to working order.
Alternatively as a worst case, the mirror lock & release levers or
more bottom shutter release mechanisms have become bent, undone or
disconnnected. Since this is harder (near impossible in fact) to have
this happen by just working the camera, hopefully your problem is not
this. Your SRT would be still repairable, but at greater cost.
Call around to find a shop in your area that works and knows what
they're doing on OLDER MANUAL Minoltas, then check the value of your
SRT in your area and have that shop fix your camera at a cost within
its value. Once fixed your SRT is still well within its service life:
on SRT's usually only the meter-to-prism glue clouding, cable
derailments, internal foam pieces gelling, and that pull-rod give
trouble (and all these are still fixable).
Also a simple trick to try to resequence an SRT shutter
yourself. If when your
shutter release button comes back up
(after you wind the camera when pushing down the release button), it
seems lower than normal then try pushing in the rewind release button
(in its U-depression on the bottom of the camera) and try winding the
top advance lever (don't force anything, if this is going to work it
should be all free moving). If the shutter release button pops up, the
camera should be resequenced. It may take a couple of tries.
If it is not the mirror, then it may be the reason below.
The X-700's have a fairly common issue as they age. There is a
capacitor inside, which simply gives out and must be replaced in order
for the camera to function. If I remember correctly, it is directly
related to the shutter release function.
The replacement capacitor is cheap and the repair can be
performed by any reputable camera shop that knows Minoltas. There are
even instructions on the web on how to do it yourself. My 700 gave up
the ghost too, but I just haven't had the confidence to attempt the
repair. I came into another functioning 700, so the repair isn't vital
right now.
Please let me know what you want to do and what you find if you check your mirror. I would be glad to further assist you.
Thank you for using Fixya and Good Luck
SOURCE: Film advance lever wont move. Shutter button does not register.
the self timer may be the issue. the self timer if not all the way released will not allow you to advance to the next frame :( i sometimes have to push it back to the start position
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