Shutter and film problem- pentax 6x7

Lakenotapond · 06-10-2009, 11:24 AM

Hi,

so i go to the pennsylvania college of art and design and half way through the school year i got a pentax 6x7 1978 i think. and its had a few minor problems but now its summer and i want to take pictures and when i go to take one, my film dosnt stop advancing and just rolls it back up on the other side. this has never happened before. also my shutter isnt working. thats happened before, but i checked and the battery and it is still working so now i dont know what to do.

oh and i think this is because my sister accidentally knocked it over and it his the ground pretty hard.

pleeeaassee anyone know what i can do?!

ftpaddict · 06-10-2009, 11:32 AM

Originally posted by Lakenotapond

oh and i think this is because my sister accidentally knocked it over and it his the ground pretty hard.

Well there's yer problem. If something snapped inside, there's not much anyone can help with from over here. You should send it to a repair shop.

Does Eric do Medium Format as well?

Lakenotapond · 06-10-2009, 11:58 AM

thanks.

man i hoped that wouldnt be the case but with my luck it probably is somthing inside of the camera.

-michelle

troyz · 06-10-2009, 12:01 PM

Welcome to the forum; sorry you arrive under unfortunate circumstances.

Agreed that you need to get that camera to the shop.

It's possible that the shutter is okay; it's not supposed to fire until you've advanced the film to frame 1. If the transport mechanism never detects that you've gotten to frame 1 you would end up advancing the film all the way to the end and would never be able to fire the shutter.

Check the manual (download from pentaximaging.com if necessary) for instructions on how to fire the shutter without film loaded -- there's a trick on the 67 (pre-II) involving manually advancing the frame counter.

Jake67 · 06-10-2009, 02:04 PM

Does the 67I have a multiple exposure switch/button? Try engaging it and see if the shutter fires.

Lakenotapond · 06-11-2009, 06:24 PM

thanks! that info about the transport mechanism was very helpful.

Do you or anyone know a good place to send it and get it back pretty quickly?

thanks again :]

troyz · 06-13-2009, 08:38 AM

Well, if you can't find someone to service the camera locally, you could send it to Eric Hendrickson's shop

Estimating

He is highly regarded by many on the forum and according to his web site he does service 6x7s.
I'd send e-mail first to make sure he can handle a rush order.

mk07138 · 06-18-2009, 10:51 AM

Eric definitely does 6x7's. He repaired mine and now its great. I highly recommend sending it to him.

06-10-2009, 11:24 AM	#1
Lakenotapond Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3	Shutter and film problem- pentax 6x7 Hi, so i go to the pennsylvania college of art and design and half way through the school year i got a pentax 6x7 1978 i think. and its had a few minor problems but now its summer and i want to take pictures and when i go to take one, my film dosnt stop advancing and just rolls it back up on the other side. this has never happened before. also my shutter isnt working. thats happened before, but i checked and the battery and it is still working so now i dont know what to do. oh and i think this is because my sister accidentally knocked it over and it his the ground pretty hard. pleeeaassee anyone know what i can do?!

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06-10-2009, 11:32 AM	#2
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,669	Originally posted by Lakenotapond oh and i think this is because my sister accidentally knocked it over and it his the ground pretty hard. Well there's yer problem. If something snapped inside, there's not much anyone can help with from over here. You should send it to a repair shop. Does Eric do Medium Format as well?

06-10-2009, 11:58 AM	#3
Lakenotapond Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3 Original Poster	thanks. man i hoped that wouldnt be the case but with my luck it probably is somthing inside of the camera. -michelle

06-10-2009, 12:01 PM	#4
troyz Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 389	Welcome to the forum; sorry you arrive under unfortunate circumstances. Agreed that you need to get that camera to the shop. It's possible that the shutter is okay; it's not supposed to fire until you've advanced the film to frame 1. If the transport mechanism never detects that you've gotten to frame 1 you would end up advancing the film all the way to the end and would never be able to fire the shutter. Check the manual (download from pentaximaging.com if necessary) for instructions on how to fire the shutter without film loaded -- there's a trick on the 67 (pre-II) involving manually advancing the frame counter.

06-10-2009, 02:04 PM	#5
Jake67 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Roanoke, VA Photos: Gallery Posts: 74	Does the 67I have a multiple exposure switch/button? Try engaging it and see if the shutter fires.

06-11-2009, 06:24 PM	#6
Lakenotapond Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3 Original Poster	thanks! that info about the transport mechanism was very helpful. Do you or anyone know a good place to send it and get it back pretty quickly? thanks again :]

06-13-2009, 08:38 AM	#7
troyz Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 389	Well, if you can't find someone to service the camera locally, you could send it to Eric Hendrickson's shop Estimating He is highly regarded by many on the forum and according to his web site he does service 6x7s. I'd send e-mail first to make sure he can handle a rush order.

06-18-2009, 10:51 AM	#8
mk07138 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Frostburg Maryland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 151	Eric definitely does 6x7's. He repaired mine and now its great. I highly recommend sending it to him.