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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 04-20-2012, 03:26 AM  
ME Super winds on, but shutter won't cock
Posted By Gordon B
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I came across this thread whilst looking for a solution to the same shutter-cock-failure problem I had with my MEF (mechanically the same as the ME-Super). Perhaps others will find my experience useful.

Origin of my problem:
(I include this for completeness, but I don’t think this was the cause of the shutter-cock-failure).
The camera was unused for years and then when I put batteries in and fired off a few frames the mirror locked up. I freed this by gently touching the shutter curtain as suggested on another forum . I had also gone as far as exploring inside the camera by unscrewing the base plate before I found the above solution to the mirror-lockup. After I had released the mirror I found the winding would only cock the shutter every two windings/throws of the lever (as in Ryan S’ case).

Solution to my problem:
I tried attaching my MEII winder to see if driving the mechanism in a different way would help. It made no difference initially: The winder (set on single shot) would wind one frame’s worth of film, depress the trigger without the shutter firing, wind a further frame’s worth of film and then successfully fire the shutter. I then set the winder to continuous and then held the button down for several minutes while the camera clicked away. After a while the rhythm of the winding returned to normal (the shutter firing correctly after every wind).

So in short, I think Harold B has hit on the cause (lack of use) and the answer seems to be to give the camera plenty of exercise, as suggested (keep winding and firing for 100-200 frames). Using the power winder probably just speeded this process up for me.
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