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HELP PLEASE - APS REWIND BACK TO ZERO WITH NEW FILM
My Konica Revio Z2 has developed a fault ... when loading a new film
it winds to 25 then back to 0 / Zero (film goes to setting `3` / X. Graham- There is so little traffic in the APS newsgroup, I thought I would at least be able to sympathize with you! As I understand it, some APS cameras have the ability to remove the film, insert a different roll, remove that, and re-insert the first roll so it winds back to the place where it was before being removed. (My Elph Jr. doesn't, as far as I know.) It would seem that your camera thinks the film was previously used, and rewinds it to where it thinks there is unused film. If your camera has a setup menu, I wonder if this is an optional setting that can be turned off and on? If so, you might try changing it to see if there might be a flipped bit that can be corrected by exercising the option. Along that line of reasoning, you might have to leave the battery out a little longer, but sometimes you can get the camera to return to original default settings. I have a couple of digital cameras that do that if I forget to put in another set of batteries while the first is being charged. After half an hour or so without a battery, they reset. You might contact the company and ask for advice. It might be a common problem, or they might be willing to tell you how to reset the camera's computer. Fred |
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Have you ever heard of the airport security x ray etc doing damage of
this type to cameras? Graham- I've never heard of this but I suppose it is possible. If an X-Ray was that strong, it would certainly have ruined any film packed with it. There are a lot of good cameras that are returned by customers who just changed their minds. When you contact Konica, see if they have any kind of refurbished camera program, and would give you credit for yours towards purchase of one like yours or better. It would establish good will with a customer and they would make a little something on a returned camera that might otherwise be junked. Fred |
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Have you ever heard of the airport security x ray etc doing damage of
this type to cameras? Graham- I've never heard of this but I suppose it is possible. If an X-Ray was that strong, it would certainly have ruined any film packed with it. There are a lot of good cameras that are returned by customers who just changed their minds. When you contact Konica, see if they have any kind of refurbished camera program, and would give you credit for yours towards purchase of one like yours or better. It would establish good will with a customer and they would make a little something on a returned camera that might otherwise be junked. Fred |
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