Help needed

[phquest]

Hi, gang

I was out the other night, taking pictures with my trusty 'old' GSN, until something very unusual happened.

For some strange reason, the film advance lever doesn't want to return to its position at the beginning of the stroke. It is stuck, it can be moved all the way back until its tip is pointing to the front of the camera but it will not return back.

I managed to get the film out and while I was home I cocked and triggered the shutter several times, hoping to recreate the problem. Everything was okay, and then, the same thing happened, it got stuck again.

I own two GSNs, so I removed the top from both of them, to see if I could see anything that could give me a clue as to why that was happening, to no avail. I could not see anything different.

I did not go as far as opening the front of the cameras hoping that the fix could be something quite simple. Maybe one of the resident repair gurus here could shine some light on this.

On a second note, the same night I was trying my first ever roll of Fuji Superia Xtra 800 on my QIII 17 and look and behold, when the film reached the end of the roll, it kept going, I supposed, it was not attached very well. Now, the whole film is on the take-up spool. Any pointers regarding this problem too, or should I just bring the whole camera to Walmart and let them deal with it.

Any help, will be much appreciated.

 

[Jonathan_100]

Can't help you on your GSN problem, but your spooled up 800 film is not a problem. Go into a lightproof room (hall closet works well) with a lightproof film container. Open the camera, geltly pull the film off the take up spool (only touching the edges). Roll the film into a tight little spool and put it into the film container and take it to a photo lab and have them process it. Make sure they know that the film is exposed and that opening the container in daylight will ruin the film. You can also get a bulk roll film cartrage and while in your light proof room roll it back on to the spool and put it into the cartrage and take it WAL-MART. I've done both.

good luck
Jonathan

 

[Kim Coxon]

Another alternative is to take the cap off the original cassette. Tape the film to it in in the "darkroom", put the spool back in the outer, replace the cap and rewind. 😉

Kim

Can't help you on your GSN problem, but your spooled up 800 film is not a problem. Go into a lightproof room (hall closet works well) with a lightproof film container. Open the camera, geltly pull the film off the take up spool (only touching the edges). Roll the film into a tight little spool and put it into the film container and take it to a photo lab and have them process it. Make sure they know that the film is exposed and that opening the container in daylight will ruin the film. You can also get a bulk roll film cartrage and while in your light proof room roll it back on to the spool and put it into the cartrage and take it WAL-MART. I've done both.

good luck
Jonathan

 

[phquest]

Thanks for the quick response, everybody. Now, question for the G-man....Do I have to open up the front of the camera in order to get at that plate or could the problem be fixed without having to resort to that?

Now, regarding the Canonet.. I usually, have my film developed and printed at Dominion (a grocery chain) where there is this young guy who knows what he's doing. I called up the store today, he answered the phone and then, I explained to him what happened to me. He told me, not to worry about, that he would take care of that for me, which was very nice of him.

Luckily, that particular store is less than 10 min walk from the place I work, so tonite on my way to work, I'll drop the camera and then, one hour later I will have the pics ready.

 

[phquest]

Thanks again G-man for your help. Now I know what I'll be doing this weekend.