Problem with Canon A1

[danic]

Hi all,

I have recently pulled out my old A1, and have found the shutter button won't work as it should and the "wind-on lever" won't wind. Does this mean the battery is flat or is something broken in it? I have moved the lever from L to A.

I do know the battery is flat, so maybe this is the problem?

Any advice is appreciated.

Cheers,
Dan

[Skyman]

can you put the camera on "x" mode? if you can and still can't fire the shutter then the shutter is jammed. but try putting in a new battery before you throw it away.

[danic]

What is "X" mode? How do I change it to X mode?

EDIT: How do you un-jam the shutter? Or is that a repair job by a pro?

[danic]

Finally figured out what was wrong. It was the battery, so now I have a great film SLR to work with :-)

[Xia_Ke]

That's great danic Now throw some film in that bad boy and put it through it's paces. Don't forget to post some pics :thumbsup: