Olympus XA shutter stuck

Magema · Oct 16, 2023

Hello!
I ordered an Olympus XA from Ebay and it works fine until picture 25 or 26. Then the shutter just stops working and is stuck/ won’t wind. I tried everything (new batteries, seeing if the lens is completely open) but nothing helps. I don’t want to lose 10 pictures per every roll, does anyone have a similar problem and found a solution for it? Thanks so much in advance!

Nicholas Lindan · Oct 16, 2023

The XA's shutter is electronic. So ...

The first suspect is the battery and battery contacts. Even if you have just put in a 'new' battery try a 'newer' battery from a different brand.

The second suspect are the interconnects: switches, solder joints, corroded wires, connectors. Unfortunately these are harder to get to.

As the camera poops out after ~1/2 a roll I would suspect a weak battery.

Magema · Oct 16, 2023

Nicholas Lindan said:
The XA's shutter is electronic. So ...

The first suspect is the battery and battery contacts. Even if you have just put in a 'new' battery try a 'newer' battery from a different brand.

The second suspect are the interconnects: switches, solder joints, corroded wires, connectors. Unfortunately these are harder to get to.

As the camera poops out after ~1/2 a roll I would suspect a weak battery.

Hey Nicholas!

Thanks for your reply. Maybe I’ll have to try a different battery then. Let’s hope this works and it’s not an interconnects issue.

L Gebhardt · Oct 16, 2023

It seems odd that it's happening this way on multiple rolls. I wonder if it's not winding enough to trip a sensor that the next frame has advanced? Is this factory wound film?

Magema · Oct 16, 2023

L Gebhardt said:
It seems odd that it's happening this way on multiple rolls. I wonder if it's not winding enough to trip a sensor that the next frame has advanced? Is this factory wound film?

Hey! I mostly used Kodak film rolls.

Chan Tran · Oct 16, 2023

Magema said:
Hello!
I ordered an Olympus XA from Ebay and it works fine until picture 25 or 26. Then the shutter just stops working and is stuck/ won’t wind. I tried everything (new batteries, seeing if the lens is completely open) but nothing helps. I don’t want to lose 10 pictures per every roll, does anyone have a similar problem and found a solution for it? Thanks so much in advance!

I think you should rewind the film. Perhaps you have a 24 exp roll? Although film is expensive I don't really want to troubleshoot the camera with film inside. You may end up ruin the 26 frames you already made.

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