Non-Operable Pentax Camera: Seeking Help/Advice

[OliverMCox]

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

 

[Hawkeye]

Here is the manual:

https://www.cameramanuals.org/pentax_p&s/pentax_p&s_iqzoom70.pdf

 

[OliverMCox]

Here is the manual:

https://www.cameramanuals.org/pentax_p&s/pentax_p&s_iqzoom70.pdf

Thank you!

 

[4season]

I wonder if there's a cracked plastic pinion gear: That's a common problem with Pentax MZ- and ZX-series SLRs:
http://www.ipernity.com/doc/five/album/677141/@/page:4:9
I've done this this repair on an MZ3, and the replacement gear from Mikroantriebe brought my camera back to life, but I definitely worked for it.

 

[OliverMCox]

I wonder if there's a cracked plastic pinion gear: That's a common problem with Pentax MZ- and ZX-series SLRs:
http://www.ipernity.com/doc/five/album/677141/@/page:4:9
I've done this this repair on an MZ3, and the replacement gear from Mikroantriebe brought my camera back to life, but I definitely worked for it.

Thank you! Looks complicated, kudos for this repair!