Question re : Nikon F5 motor drive / autowinder

[grifter09]

Ive been asked to inquire for a friend who is pretty much technologically :bang:

He has a nikon f5. when he drops the film in it doesent automatically wind onto the first shot. he has to press the shutter a few times. the winder works fine after each shutter press, just not directly after film loading. Another colleague of his told him this may lead to problems at some stage along the lines of film not winding on (while being unknown to user).

I suppose the question he has is should he send it in to get fixed or is he ok to keep working away as is. He works professionally.

Opinions?

 

[medwaygreen]

From Manual.

6
Fully depress shutter release button
to advance film to frame #1.
• If non-DX-coded film or film with an
unacceptable DX code is loaded, the
Err in the top and rear LCD panel and
viewfinder, a and s marks in the rear
LCD panel blink and the shutter locks.
Set ISO speed manually (see page 97).

The camera can
be set to
advance the film automatically when
the camera back is closed and the
power is on. For details, see Custom
setting #8 page 89.

 

[grifter09]

Thanks very much Medway.
Ill speak to him and see if i can get him to transfer the instructions in the manual onto the camera. Should be fun!