Before I donate this to Tempe Camera, is there anyone here who would like
to have it? It's surprisingly clean, just needs some repair.
>
> Okay, I went and got a pair of batteries. The yellow "under exposed" LED
> comes on in the viewfinder when I press the shutter release. The mirror
> remains up and the curtain remains open. I noticed a small, thin piece of
> plastic stick in the curtain track, but it's jammed in there pretty good.
> While doins so, an arm across the film window moved, and it is not attached
> to anything on the one end.
>
> I added a lens, but with no change.
>
> So, I think this camera body is toast, but it was worth looking into. I
> think I'll just take it down to Tempe Camera and donate it to the repair shop
> for parts.
>
> The user manual I downloaded is oriented towards automatic use, which is
> annoying.
>.
>>
>>Two choices:
>>1. Grit teeth, spend $5, see if it works. Maybe sell off one lens to pay for
>>it.
>>2. Put camera on shelf with lenses. Let guy that buys it sometime in the
>>future from your estate sale spend the $5, and get to use the camera and
>>lenses with all the new film that is supposed to be on its way.
>>
>>
>> Yeah, seriously. That's a buncha cash to put down just to test this
>>camera body just to see if it works. I have quite a few P-K lenses that I
>>can use with it. Those have been my second choice for use with my
>>E-500/510/520 bodies.
>>
>>>
>>>You¹re seriously going to bitch that batteries cost $5? Seriously?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yikes! That's more than what I paid for the camera.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Walgreen has the Energizer pack for about twice that amount.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>On 2/19/2017 4:27 PM, Martin Walters wrote:
>>>>>> According to a 2005 post on APUG from our own John H, the following
>>>>>> are equivalent: 357, SR44, SR44W, G-13, MS76, KS76, 303, S76.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Amazon has three packs available around $4.75 per pack (Energizer
>>>>>> 357/303).
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
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