Hi wonderful people,
I picked up an old Pentax camera from the thrift store -- I don't know its value/significance, but I rather liked it.
I put in a roll of film, but find that the only thing it does is "wirr" or "buzz" at the press of the shutter button, and when I operate a rocker switch that goes between "W" and "T", and turn it off/on. The film rewind works perfectly. It appears not to be taking photos (no shutter sound/jolt).
I can't locate a product name or serial number, but there are some product terms: IQZoom, AFZoom Macro, Pentax Lens Tele-Macro. See attached a couple of pictures of the camera.
Any ideas, people? Am I using it incorrectly? Is it broken, and might a repair be possible?
Thank you!
Oliver
I picked up an old Pentax camera from the thrift store -- I don't know its value/significance, but I rather liked it.
I put in a roll of film, but find that the only thing it does is "wirr" or "buzz" at the press of the shutter button, and when I operate a rocker switch that goes between "W" and "T", and turn it off/on. The film rewind works perfectly. It appears not to be taking photos (no shutter sound/jolt).
I can't locate a product name or serial number, but there are some product terms: IQZoom, AFZoom Macro, Pentax Lens Tele-Macro. See attached a couple of pictures of the camera.
Any ideas, people? Am I using it incorrectly? Is it broken, and might a repair be possible?
Thank you!
Oliver