Pentax 67ii Won't Turn On

[trendland]

Hello, all! Given everyone's advice here I'm sending it off to United Camera. If the circuit board was accessible I could easily follow the flow of electricity to see where it stopped, but I don't feel comfortable opening the camera up to get to that point! Enter: The professionals! Thank you all for your advice. Ill re-visit this thread with the epic conclusion just in case anyone else in this wide world of the interwebs has the same problem.

You are wellcome Troy Grilli.

with regards

 

[Troy Grilli]

Hello, all!

Again, thank you for your time trying to help me address this issue. A special thank you to those who reccomended United Camera Repair! And the biggest thanks goes out to the good folks at United Camera!!

Although it's not very specific the "repairs made" section reads:
"Disassembled: Repaired power/control circuitry. Cleaned lubed & adjusted for good working order. Checked."

So if anyone in the world has a 67ii on the fritz, send it to United Camera! They worked some magic and this body is back to great working order.

P.S. for the curious: the total cost was $330.50.

 

[mshchem]

Hello, all!

Again, thank you for your time trying to help me address this issue. A special thank you to those who reccomended United Camera Repair! And the biggest thanks goes out to the good folks at United Camera!!

Although it's not very specific the "repairs made" section reads:
"Disassembled: Repaired power/control circuitry. Cleaned lubed & adjusted for good working order. Checked."

So if anyone in the world has a 67ii on the fritz, send it to United Camera! They worked some magic and this body is back to great working order.

P.S. for the curious: the total cost was $330.50.

This is great, I have sent equipment to United Camera in Rock Island IL for over 20 years. I've never been disappointed. The 67II is such a great camera, so glad you were able to save it. $330 seems like a GREAT deal to me.
Best Mike

 

[Troy Grilli]

$330 seems like a GREAT deal to me.

Small price to pay to have this beauty working again!

 

[ROGERC]

A short note:

I have been in photo for nearly 60 years. I have owned a camera store for 34 years and worked photo retail on and off since 1968. I have a reasonable background in electronics and I won't even crack the case on a camera, and especially on something like Pentax 6x7.

I don't have ready access to parts, manuals or enough knowledge to fix it. So, 'grab a multimeter...' may not be a suitable response to the original poster's problem.

Not knowing what you are about can cause more damage than may originally exist or a spring 'explodes' and you lose parts or cannot figure out how to put 'it' back, whatever 'it' may be.

I am not being critical here, just practical, just like fixing my own car, ain't gonna happen.

These days, things can be so complicated (even the very old stuff) that it is a nightmare.

I once sent a Leica M3 (that's old) to a repair facility for service, and learned even trained and skilled repair techs can do some things and not others. German cars (3 Audis and 5 or 6 VW'S) are best handled by people who know what they are about, and thank goodness there are people with more skill than I have. And having just been through a triple bypass, that simply reinforces my thankfulness that somebody knows what they are doing and I hope finds great pleasure in their skills and abilities.

 

[mtjade2007]

I know I get here late but if anyone is still following this thread here is my 2 cents worth:

P67-ii uses two CR123 Lithium batteries. If yours are a little tired the camera will not work. I once put in two new ones and thought they will be good for at least a year. No, they only lasted two maybe three rolls of film then they quit on me. I checked their voltages. They were all above 3.0 volt each yet they would not work. When I put in another pair of really fresh CR123 again they immediately worked again. After the incident I bought a pair of rechareable CR123s and a charger. They have lasted more than a year from the first charge which accounted for more than a dozen of 220 rolls. I don't know how long they will continue to work. I decided to recharge them again just in case. They seemed to hold on to the voltage very well so far.

The two rechargeable Lithium CR123s I bought were a special type called LiFePO4 Lithium battery. They are supposed to be more durable, safer (never explode or burn). They are the type used by electric cars.

 

[mshchem]

I know I get here late but if anyone is still following this thread here is my 2 cents worth:

P67-ii uses two CR123 Lithium batteries. If yours are a little tired the camera will not work. I once put in two new ones and thought they will be good for at least a year. No, they only lasted two maybe three rolls of film then they quit on me. I checked their voltages. They were all above 3.0 volt each yet they would not work. When I put in another pair of really fresh CR123 again they immediately worked again. After the incident I bought a pair of rechareable CR123s and a charger. They have lasted more than a year from the first charge which accounted for more than a dozen of 220 rolls. I don't know how long they will continue to work. I decided to recharge them again just in case. They seemed to hold on to the voltage very well so far.

The two rechargeable Lithium CR123s I bought were a special type called LiFePO4 Lithium battery. They are supposed to be more durable, safer (never explode or burn). They are the type used by electric cars.

I wonder if this would help with a F100? Damn things are very sensitive, digital circuits. Just when you need it ,they go belly up

 

[Troy Grilli]

P67-ii uses two CR123 Lithium batteries. If yours are a little tired the camera will not work.

Certainly checked and cross checked with many batteries, even bought brand new ones to be sure! United Camera called to follow up and make sure everything was great with the camera (and it is! I've put a good 8-ish rolls through since I got it back) and I asked if they had specifics, they said they traced through the board and had to replace a few capacitors/resistors and the like. Just old stuff going the way of old stuff. Good to know I've got fresh components and I wont have a cap go mid-shoot now!