Re: Fujica Half


Prashant Singh Wrote:
> Hi,
> It looks like the
> meter might not work, and if I press the shutter release button,
> nothing
> happens. I figure the shutter might only *** when the film is wound,
> but
> I can't pull the film advance lever all the way out. Manually turning
> the
> film sprocket wheel and the film take-up spool doesn't help.
>
> I'm hoping the issue is just that nothing will happen until the film
> trips
> or depresses something, and I might go buy a cheap roll today just to
> see.
> But if anyone has any advice, I'd really appreciate it. If it turns out
> to
> be broken, is it feasible for a novice to take this camera apart?
>
I just took one of these apart for some cleaning... the shutter should
*** when you wind it, whether or not there's film inside. Maybe
something is jammed in the wind mechanism, like a spring is in the
wrong place or a screw fell out and is stuck somewhere where it
shouldn't be. Don't force it, it should work naturally. If the lever
can't be wound, maybe it's already cocked, and something is preventing
it from being tripped. You could always take it apart and manually trip
the shutter. Maybe that will get it working. You'll have to peel back
some of the plastic to get at the screws to open the front panel
however, so have some contact cement on hand to reglue it when you're
done. I found instructions at this site (in Japanese, but you can
translate it in Google):

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rd2h-ari/BUN_FUHA.htm

http://tinyurl.com/au3cq

If you have any specific questions, I *might*be able to help, but I'm a
novice as well so... Good luck!
byc


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