Canon EOS 630 won't work.

[thefroglady08]

My 35mm camera is a Canon EOS 630 that I bought and shot many rolls with, developing some myself and some at walgreens and some at walmart (most of them were B&W) before realizing that none of them were coming out.

So I shot all in Program and tried again, no go. Every once in a while a single shot will come out but thats it and i'm baffled as to why this camera won't take good shots? I know it's mechanically working because I can hear it and the film does wind.

Could it be a light metering problem or something?

 

[subscuck]

You'll have to be a little more specific. "None of them coming out" can mean a lot of things. Are you getting all black frames? All white? Out of focus? What are your settings for aperture, shutter speed, and what speed film are you using?

 

[Big Mike]

Yes, please tell us more.

The first thing that comes to mind, is that maybe your shutter bumper pads have liquefied and gummed up your shutter. This is a common problem on these old EOS cameras. My first SLR was a Canon 650 (the first EOS) and the foam shutter pads got old and turned to a gooey, oily mess...but I cleaned it before it became a problem. While this is common, I don't think it's common for it to actually stop the shutter from working....so I'm not sure it's your problem.