I was about to bin this then :-

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I decided to have a look inside , Its a Pentax K1000 I purchased from that site , Told it was working and as usual it was not
Contacted the seller who said it was working when it left and must have been damaged in the post ( Doh ) this was some months ago , Couldn't be arsed with all the faf so just bunged it on a shelf and left it , UNTIL today

Decided I can't make it worse than not working so decided to look inside , a tiny screw fell out , can't see where it has come from , I only took the bottom plate off so it may have fell out from inside the body and worked its way down ,

It would not operated the lens iris lever and the shutter curtail only closed half way , Now it works as it should apart from the meter , I have ordered a new battery and will see what happens when fitted

Im quite pleased its now functioning :D

Will run a roll of film through it and see what happens after the new battery is fitted

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F1.2 said:
I decided to have a look inside , Its a Pentax K1000 I purchased from that site , Told it was working and as usual it was not
Contacted the seller who said it was working when it left and must have been damaged in the post ( Doh ) this was some months ago , Couldn't be arsed with all the faf so just bunged it on a shelf and left it , UNTIL today

Decided I can't make it worse than not working so decided to look inside , a tiny screw fell out , can't see where it has come from , I only took the bottom plate off so it may have fell out from inside the body and worked its way down ,

It would not operated the lens iris lever and the shutter curtail only closed half way , Now it works as it should apart from the meter , I have ordered a new battery and will see what happens when fitted

Im quite pleased its now functioning :D

Will run a roll of film through it and see what happens after the new battery is fitted

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It's often the way with older kit, especially when the mechanicals are over 30 years old (like one of my Pentax MX bodies - which I bought brand new i 1982!l).

I did eventually take it apart to repair the film advance lever which failed. I wonder what I will do with my oldest DSLRs - (EOS 10D & 300D) if/when thet play up! There is something 'living' about the old manual mechanical film bodies.

The K1000 is a living unit. I got my niece one for when she started her Photogrsphy course at Uni at the start of this month. A film convert already.
 
Will do it the weekend :D
 
Hugh Jarse said:
Always a moment to savour......
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Indeed!.....................




.......................I have had a couple of disappointment though! :facepalm:
 
wontolla said:
Indeed!.....................




.......................I have had a couple of disappointment though! :facepalm:
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I have 3 rolls of TX 400 nagging at me.......
 
Hugh Jarse said:
Same whining sound....

"It's cold, it's like a fidge in here, you never take me out....."
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Wow! we could be married to the same..........................................nah, wouldn't wish that on anyone.
 
wontolla said:
Wow! we could be married to the same..........................................nah, wouldn't wish that on anyone.
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No chance... done it twice - never again!

Rather take the rolls of film out.....
 
Hugh Jarse said:
No chance... done it twice - never again!

Rather take the rolls of film out.....
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Well.......................you never know what may develop. (sorry)
 
simon ess said:
Unused TriX is a sin. End of.
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It is in the fridge on board my motorhome ehich is on the Dorset coast.... where I am enjoying a quiet evening.... Hoping for wild weather and crazy light.........
 
Normally I'm a miserable, unhelpful b*****d but, on this occasion, I'll make an exception.

Send it to me and I'll help you out.

:)
 
simon ess said:
Normally I'm a miserable, unhelpful b*****d but, on this occasion, I'll make an exception.

Send it to me and I'll help you out.

:)
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Don't hold your breath waiting
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