S3 Advance lever locked

smiling.tom · 11-27-2018, 05:38 PM

Hi Team.

Mirror is open,
can't advance film anymore.
opened the bottom but couldn't find the reason why it is locked.

Any recommendations?

Many thanks

Tommy

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longbow · 11-28-2018, 07:22 AM

You might check out the S3 service manual here: Pentax Manuals

johnha · 11-29-2018, 05:41 AM

There's a lever that sometimes gets jammed in the wrong place - this link may help: Jammed Spotmatic?

Or this one: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/8-pentax-film-slr-discussion/368277-sv-j...nce-lever.html

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11-28-2018, 07:22 AM	#2
longbow Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: NW Oregon Posts: 905	You might check out the S3 service manual here: Pentax Manuals

11-29-2018, 05:41 AM	#3
johnha Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Lancashire, UK Photos: Albums Posts: 1,155	There's a lever that sometimes gets jammed in the wrong place - this link may help: Jammed Spotmatic? Or this one: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/8-pentax-film-slr-discussion/368277-sv-j...nce-lever.html