Dropped my QL17

[ofmontreal]

It was on my lap then, someone scared me. I jolted. It dropped to the concrete floor.

I was like oh my god no! I checked if it was okay. So, I pressed to take a photo and the shutter was stuck. Just great! When I winded the winder back the shutter closed. And I do it again and it does it the same thing. Again, I click to take a photo the shutter gets stuck then, I wind it back the shutter closes. If the shutter is stuck why does it close when I wind it back? What is wrong with it?

Also, have any of you guys dropped your Rangerfinder.. What problems did you have?

 

[Sonnar Brian]

This often happens when the shutter requires flood cleaning to get dried lubricants out. Winding the camera puts enough tension on the shutter to close it. In this case, sounds like something broke or is just stuck in the wrong position.

I've dropped my Minolta 9 ages ago and knocked of the rangefinder alignment. But cameras are complex items and dropping on concrete makes bad things happen.

You need to decide if it is worth having a professional repair shop fix it, ~$90 or so, or pop the top yourself.