Pentax Spotmatic... HELP!

[Stratman]

Send it here -----> Home He is THE BEST with the older Pentax film cameras.. And reasonable too, he worked for Honeywell Pentax back in the day, and opened up his own shop later...

 

[cooltouch]

The problem could be as simple as a chip of old film falling down into the gear train, jamming it up. If you have a set of small screwdrivers, it might be worth it taking the bottom off the camera and giving it a shake or two. I've freed up a "stuck" film advance this way before.

The fact that it was working normally and suddenly stopped is what causes me to think that something got into the works and jammed it up.

 

[kimsmarkin]

In this instrument when you take a picture, you raise your camera to your eyes and lens. At this point, the camera aperture open to allow easy focusing. Then, you can meter. With your left thumb, you find SW switch on the left side of the lens mount. This stops the lens down to make opening and activate the measurement circuits TTL.