Its works fine but lately when it gets to frame 14/15 the advance lever wont work and the shutter wont release. how can i solve this?
Could be that when the load builds up there is friction to jam the film. You must not take chance with the shot film and so try to click with the cap on the rewound portion and if the film is not advancing then it is possible that the camera must be checked with a dummy film to confirm on why the jamming takes place.It can be also due to failure of the loading mechanism
SOURCE: Shutter stuck on Canon AE 1
Just now saw your problem.....I can repair this for you. No it's not "overwound" you possible have some small piece of plastic that caused your second curtain to get hung up and thus jam the entire camera. I have probably repaired 500 AE-1's with the same problem. Art www.flcamerarepair.com
SOURCE: My shutter release button is not working, instead
Your camera has a bad magnet in the body.
Repairs will cost more than probably what you paid for it; I'd suggest getting a replacement (I got a Canon AE-1 Program for $40 on craigslist, ebay has good prices)
SOURCE: 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.
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