God save my F3

Richard Pippin

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• May 10, 2021

• #1

Need help getting a stuck shutter unstuck. Put a new roll of film in, but shutter won't advance. Camera was CLA'd at Pro Camera about 2 years ago and has been working flawlessly till now. Gotta be something simple, any help would be appreciated, thanks.

 

Wallendo

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• May 10, 2021

• #2

Try this thread:
https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/nikon-f3-film-advance-lever-stuck.134890/

 

Sirius Glass

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• May 10, 2021

• #3

See my post in your duplicate posting.

 

reddesert

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• May 11, 2021

• #4

Did you try the mechanical release, the button on the front? See the manual if you don't know how to operate it.

 

Vincent Peri

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• May 11, 2021

• #5

reddesert said:

Did you try the mechanical release, the button on the front? See the manual if you don't know how to operate it.

Click to expand...

It's not a button, it's a lever that releases the shutter. The button is for the exposure memory lock.

 

neilt3

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• May 15, 2021

• #6

Turns out the camera just needed fresh batteries as the old one were dead !

Trying the mechanical release first would confirm the shutter wasn't jammed .

https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/god-save-my-f3.184010/

 

Last edited: May 15, 2021