> On the XA, either the exposure magnet can stick, or the electromagnet
release.
> If the former sticks, you'll get erratically long exposures, primarily on
the
> first shot after it's set wound for a while, just like an OM-10. If the
latter,
> it just won't take a photo -- the self-timer counts down but nothing
happens,
The weird thing I found was that it didn't seem to depend on how long I'd
had the camera sitting for -- I had what sounded like three or four of these
shots in a row, so I tried the self-timer fix in case it was in some sort of
weird B mode equivalent.
> For a temporary fix for sticky exposure magnet, you can remove the bottom
cover
> and clean the magnet and armature with tissue dipped in acetone -- be very
> careful, however, that you don't dislodge the tiny little spring at the
back of
> the armature. Find it before trying to clean so you'll know what not to
do!
I'll give this a go if it comes back, but I'm still inclined to wait and
see if it happens again now I know how to load the film properly, just
because I don't want to mess things up. (then again, I have an XA3 that
could be used as a sacrificial tester for my skills here).
thanks!
-- dan
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