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Konica A4 won't wind film
I have a Konica A4 I bought in 1989. I recently tried to use it and
found that the film no longer advances. You can hear gears spining inside, but the take up spool only moves a little bit if there is no film on it, and not at all if there is. Besides forget about it, anyone have any ideas? I could not find any way to get inside it, so even a disassembly diagram would help. Thanks in advance, Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM |
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Konica A4 won't wind film
"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message ... I have a Konica A4 I bought in 1989. I recently tried to use it and found that the film no longer advances. You can hear gears spining inside, but the take up spool only moves a little bit if there is no film on it, and not at all if there is. Besides forget about it, anyone have any ideas? I could not find any way to get inside it, so even a disassembly diagram would help. Thanks in advance, Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM Nearly dead battery? dirty battery contacts? (Does it use a battery?) |
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Konica A4 won't wind film
I had one of these (great optics!) and mine would suddenly run the
entire film to the end of the roll. There were apparent circuit board problems that were quite common on these and especially regarding the winding. Perhaps your winding issue is related in some way? Greg Weber could likely give you an answer over the phone. http://www.webercamera.com/ On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:39:03 +0000 (UTC), (Geoffrey S. Mendelson) wrote: I have a Konica A4 I bought in 1989. I recently tried to use it and found that the film no longer advances. You can hear gears spining inside, but the take up spool only moves a little bit if there is no film on it, and not at all if there is. Craig Schroeder craig nospam craigschroeder com |
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Konica A4 won't wind film
Yoshi wrote:
A 19 year old point and shoot is finally dying. Damn man, what do you expect? Cough up a little cash and get a new camera, already. Not the point. IMHO it's not worth paying anyone to repair, but it's a cute little camera good for carrying in your pocket. Almost all of the 35mm point and shoot cameras are bigger, much bigger, so it has something they don't have. It also focuses close enough and well enough to photograph an A4 (similar to 8.5 x 11 inch) sheet of paper and still read it. As for a "new" camera, there is nothing on the market, and the cost of shipping, customs fees and taxes for a replacement make buying one from the U.S. or E.U. not worth it. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM |
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Konica A4 won't wind film
On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:49:01 +0000 (UTC), (Geoffrey
S. Mendelson) wrote: Not the point. IMHO it's not worth paying anyone to repair, but it's a cute little camera good for carrying in your pocket. Agreed. [---] As for a "new" camera, there is nothing on the market, Is the Olympus mu-II no longer produced? |
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