Praktica MTL5B Film Advance Stuck

[Ridj]

Hello, i have a praktica mtl5b 35mm slr camera. i shot one roll of film with it successfully but on my second roll the film advance lever wouldn't move forward. the shutter button wont work and the mirror is down.

 

[chuck3565]

Try pulling down on the shutter curtain with your fingernail. If this works, fire the camera at a fast shutter speed a few times. (The shutter doesn't complete its cycle.) If that doesn't work, try slapping the bottom of the camera on a flat surface. The problem is that a spring loaded catch on film advance shaft is in an incorrect position. Hope this helps. Chuck

 

[John Koehrer]

Try rotating the sprocket that moves the film. If it's not at the end of it's travel it may lock the camera up.