Recent content by Winchy

Thanks for that Nod, I'll give that a go later. When I googled it I found these make of cameras have a spring which sometimes goes wonky and causes this problem. I did try removing the top part of the camera to have a butchers, but I wasn't able to remove one of the screws even though the other...

To answer your question, yes, the lever moves as if it's already been wound, but the shutter button does not work and the 'signal' on the viewfinder is there which means the camera needs winding.

Thanks. I did try removing the base plate earlier and managed to fix another problem with it ( the rewind button would not unlock) but I could not see any mechanism connected to the shutter. I googled it and it seems Praktica designed their cameras differently from many other makers. But I...

I have been using a Praktica Nova ii for the past few months, but the wind lever has now stopped working. As I had only taken one picture on a new roll of film I thought that maybe rewinding the film would solve the problem, but no. The triangular 'signal' is showing which means the shutter...