shutter help

Ticadawn · 04-18-2010, 06:29 AM

My brother in law just gave me a ME Super. I'm new to film except for point and shoot when I was a kid in the 80s. I've got it all ready to go, learned a lot from the manual. But just when I get set up for the photo, I press the shutter and get nothing. this shutter makes absolutely no noise - not a click or even a feel that anything is happening. Broken?

Ben_Edict · 04-18-2010, 07:30 AM

Originally posted by Ticadawn

My brother in law just gave me a ME Super. I'm new to film except for point and shoot when I was a kid in the 80s. I've got it all ready to go, learned a lot from the manual. But just when I get set up for the photo, I press the shutter and get nothing. this shutter makes absolutely no noise - not a click or even a feel that anything is happening. Broken?

You do pull the film advance lever, before pressing the shutter button?

An SLR needs its shutter cocked, before you can take an image. A second thought would be, that the battery is dead. The ME Super needs a battery to operate, except on the x-sync speed, which you chose via the dial on the right top. Set that the dial to x-sync and try again. If the shutter fires (ofcourse after advancing the film), then simply the battery is dead.

Ben

JeffJS · 04-18-2010, 07:56 AM

Originally posted by Ben_Edict

You do pull the film advance lever, before pressing the shutter button?

An SLR needs its shutter cocked, before you can take an image. A second thought would be, that the battery is dead. The ME Super needs a battery to operate, except on the x-sync speed, which you chose via the dial on the right top. Set that the dial to x-sync and try again. If the shutter fires (ofcourse after advancing the film), then simply the battery is dead.

Ben

Or the meter is dead, or the batteries (takes 2 of them) are in backwards..

Ben_Edict · 04-18-2010, 12:39 PM

Originally posted by JeffJS

Or the meter is dead, or the batteries (takes 2 of them) are in backwards..

The shutter should fire, even with a dead meter. But you are right about the reversed batteries. This is an all too common mistake!

Ben

JeffJS · 04-18-2010, 01:50 PM

Originally posted by Ben_Edict

The shutter should fire, even with a dead meter. But you are right about the reversed batteries. This is an all too common mistake!

Ben

I didn't think it would work in the Auto mode if the meter was dead. I guess it would just default to the sync speed (?). I have an ME, even with a working meter, is firing at sync speed in Auto regardless of meter reading and lens aperture (set with the ring of course) so I guess that could be the case.

Ben_Edict · 04-19-2010, 01:57 AM

Originally posted by JeffJS

I didn't think it would work in the Auto mode if the meter was dead. I guess it would just default to the sync speed (?). I have an ME, even with a working meter, is firing at sync speed in Auto regardless of meter reading and lens aperture (set with the ring of course) so I guess that could be the case.

You're probably right, Jeff. In Auto-mode it could be, that the MEs doesn't fire at all, if the meter is dead - makes sense. I don't have one to try it, never had any love for the MEs, though it was very popular in its time…

Ben

JeffJS · 04-19-2010, 03:33 AM

Originally posted by Ben_Edict

You're probably right, Jeff. In Auto-mode it could be, that the MEs doesn't fire at all, if the meter is dead - makes sense. I don't have one to try it, never had any love for the MEs, though it was very popular in its time…

Ben

I don't have any love for them either but I've inherited a couple in my quest for glass. That is, bought the camera to get the lenses.

04-18-2010, 06:29 AM	#1
Ticadawn New Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: southern Ontario Posts: 1	shutter help My brother in law just gave me a ME Super. I'm new to film except for point and shoot when I was a kid in the 80s. I've got it all ready to go, learned a lot from the manual. But just when I get set up for the photo, I press the shutter and get nothing. this shutter makes absolutely no noise - not a click or even a feel that anything is happening. Broken?

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04-18-2010, 07:30 AM	#2
Ben_Edict Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SouthWest "Regio" Photos: Albums Posts: 3,309	Originally posted by Ticadawn My brother in law just gave me a ME Super. I'm new to film except for point and shoot when I was a kid in the 80s. I've got it all ready to go, learned a lot from the manual. But just when I get set up for the photo, I press the shutter and get nothing. this shutter makes absolutely no noise - not a click or even a feel that anything is happening. Broken? You do pull the film advance lever, before pressing the shutter button? An SLR needs its shutter cocked, before you can take an image. A second thought would be, that the battery is dead. The ME Super needs a battery to operate, except on the x-sync speed, which you chose via the dial on the right top. Set that the dial to x-sync and try again. If the shutter fires (ofcourse after advancing the film), then simply the battery is dead. Ben

04-18-2010, 07:56 AM	#3
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484	Originally posted by Ben_Edict You do pull the film advance lever, before pressing the shutter button? An SLR needs its shutter cocked, before you can take an image. A second thought would be, that the battery is dead. The ME Super needs a battery to operate, except on the x-sync speed, which you chose via the dial on the right top. Set that the dial to x-sync and try again. If the shutter fires (ofcourse after advancing the film), then simply the battery is dead. Ben Or the meter is dead, or the batteries (takes 2 of them) are in backwards..

04-18-2010, 12:39 PM	#4
Ben_Edict Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SouthWest "Regio" Photos: Albums Posts: 3,309	Originally posted by JeffJS Or the meter is dead, or the batteries (takes 2 of them) are in backwards.. The shutter should fire, even with a dead meter. But you are right about the reversed batteries. This is an all too common mistake! Ben

04-18-2010, 01:50 PM	#5
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484	Originally posted by Ben_Edict The shutter should fire, even with a dead meter. But you are right about the reversed batteries. This is an all too common mistake! Ben I didn't think it would work in the Auto mode if the meter was dead. I guess it would just default to the sync speed (?). I have an ME, even with a working meter, is firing at sync speed in Auto regardless of meter reading and lens aperture (set with the ring of course) so I guess that could be the case.

04-19-2010, 01:57 AM	#6
Ben_Edict Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SouthWest "Regio" Photos: Albums Posts: 3,309	Originally posted by JeffJS I didn't think it would work in the Auto mode if the meter was dead. I guess it would just default to the sync speed (?). I have an ME, even with a working meter, is firing at sync speed in Auto regardless of meter reading and lens aperture (set with the ring of course) so I guess that could be the case. You're probably right, Jeff. In Auto-mode it could be, that the MEs doesn't fire at all, if the meter is dead - makes sense. I don't have one to try it, never had any love for the MEs, though it was very popular in its time… Ben

04-19-2010, 03:33 AM	#7
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484	Originally posted by Ben_Edict You're probably right, Jeff. In Auto-mode it could be, that the MEs doesn't fire at all, if the meter is dead - makes sense. I don't have one to try it, never had any love for the MEs, though it was very popular in its time… Ben I don't have any love for them either but I've inherited a couple in my quest for glass. That is, bought the camera to get the lenses.