Minolta XG1 Shutter Fires By Itself

TheNarwhal · Apr 22, 2011

I bought a Minolta XG1 a few months ago and it worked perfectly until now..
I hadn't used it in a few weeks and when I started using it today the shutter would fire each time I finished advancing the film. Is this an easy fix or would I have to send it in?

hitcher · Apr 22, 2011

Sounds like the shutter release is shorting , The XG1 is an electronic shutter, I would recommend sending it in for repair. I had that camera way back , as well as the XG7 both nice but that electronic shutter can be a problem , also watch the take up roller, those tabs that hold the film are fragile, speaking from experience.

John Koehrer · Apr 23, 2011

hitcher said:
Sounds like the shutter release is shorting , The XG1 is an electronic shutter, I would recommend sending it in for repair. I had that camera way back , as well as the XG7 both nice but that electronic shutter can be a problem , also watch the take up roller, those tabs that hold the film are fragile, speaking from experience.

Or the release magnet isn't latching or.......

Minolta XG1 Shutter Fires By Itself

TheNarwhal

hitcher

John Koehrer

Privacy & Transparency

Privacy & Transparency