I've bought many used vintage cameras online and have gotten a couple with this issue. In both cases the rest of the camera was functional. It was just annoying that the timer didn't work.
Thank you all for the recommendations! I still haven’t received the camera. It says it will arrive this friday.
I didn’t notice the self timer when I purchased it on ebay. And now I’m kind of nervous about it. I really hope it doesnt mean the camera needs to be fixed… Anyway, I made some research and I found a shop specialised in fixing analogical cameras and lenses. It seems reliable but I hope I don’t need to use it for now
I've bought many used vintage cameras online and have gotten a couple with this issue. In both cases the rest of the camera was functional. It was just annoying that the timer didn't work.
I hope it’s just the timer then!
I think it’s going to take a while to find out, though. Ebay says the camera will arrive on friday, but checking the tracking number it seems that it hasn’t been handed yet to USPS
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I haven’t used ebay for a long time, and I didn’t know about Pitney Bowes. But I’ve read that they are really slow.
They use USPS in Spain?
That package was obviously shipped from a USPS facility. So don't expect it anytime soon -- it can take a week just to get through CUSTOMS.
I hope it’s just the timer then!
I think it’s going to take a while to find out, though. Ebay says the camera will arrive on friday, but checking the tracking number it seems that it hasn’t been handed yet to USPS
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I haven’t used ebay for a long time, and I didn’t know about Pitney Bowes. But I’ve read that they are really slow.
Pitney Bowes is in partnership with eBay for international shipment processing. So it looks like your seller is in the so-called Global Shipping Program (GSP). The way this works, he ships item to Pitney US address, then Pitney moves it to international shipping lane, a two-step process. Pitney is used for eBay GSP shipments US to EU and possibly to all other out of USA destinations. Updates sometimes are correct, sometimes they lag, but you may be seeing Friday delivery at Pitney facility not to your home. It's confusing as hell at times.
Another possibility -- not that it matters -- is that it might have been shipped at a US military facility in the UK, which might have an APO USPS facility on the base.
Keep those fingers crossed. At least you know it has been shipped and is in the system -- somewhere!!!
Really confusing but thank you for the explanation! I finally received an update yesterday:
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Hope everything’s goes faster from here
Here's another example of a stuck self-timer. Dropped of at GOODWILL because the shutter is STUCK
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Just confused as to why everyone recommends late era film cameras that NEED 25-30 dollar batteries, that to qoute the canon eos manual, last 20 rolls of 36 exposure film.
Full mechanism SLR is recommended. It's hard to repair the old camera with electronic parts as there is lack of replacement. Now I'm still looking for an expert to fix the shutter issue of my Hexar RF...
No tracking update since friday. This is exasperatinggg. I just want to know if the shutter is stuck
Sometimes packages are "in the system" and don't get "tracked". FEAR NOT!!!
Full mechanism SLR is recommended. It's hard to repair the old camera with electronic parts as there is lack of replacement. Now I'm still looking for an expert to fix the shutter issue of my Hexar RF...
Because sometimes the camera costs half the price of the battery.
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