 Lynn Lynn |
Film will not advance I have a Pentax zx-60 and the last roll of film I had in it did not completely rewind and it made a louder than usual noise. The new roll of film I tried to load will not advance. The LCD shows that the camera is empty. Is this a job for a repair shop or is there an at home solution?
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BetterPhoto Member |
Sorry, but I think you have a repair shop beauty. I don't own a Pentax, but I have been shooting manuals and auto for a long time and it definitely sounds like a job for SUPERTECH!
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Will Turner |
Sounds as if the film advance gears have stripped or jumped out of alignment. This is an entry-level camera and built accordingly, I would carefully think about sinking more money into it with a repair. With the popularity of digital, you can now get very nice secondhand upper or pro 35mm film bodies with more durable construction, metal lens mount, stronger mechanisms, better shutter, etc. that will last far longer.
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BetterPhoto Member |
Will is right on about upgrading film or digital. At my website I have a good article about this decision you might want to check out. Thanks.
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Lynn Lynn |
Thank you both for your response! For now I would like to stick with film. I have a dream to one day have my own dark room. I want to be involved in the whole process, to see the image I created and know that it was all me, no pc required. Silly!?! I know it's more involved than that. To some people I know it seems a waste of time since I can just drop a roll off at the nearest Wal-Mart and have it back in an hour. I take a lot of action pictures of the youth sports that my kids are involved in and some of the parents buy the ones with their kids in them. Not so much since we now have a digital parent out there. She can get them their prints the next day. The one hour labs around here aren't the best quality, or I'd get them their prints just as quickly. I also do some baby and kid portraits mostly of my kids, but for friends too. I think film is great for that, but for the sports I'd like digital. What is the best camera for my situation? After some research, I've decided that the ZX-60 isn't worth fixing. I'd like to have a camera with 3+ fps with lenses that would work on both film and digital. I would appreciate any response. Sorry this is so long, I tend to babble.
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Will Turner |
I like 6x7 medium format film cameras for portrait work, but your sports/action shots of children might be better served by a 35mm or digital SLR. My experience is that buying cheaply built pricepoint film cameras because they are 'new' is false economy. They break. So get a pro or semi-pro 35mm SLR in excellent used condition that will last you a few years, one that has a large line of pro lenses available as your needs evolve. Some autofocus cameras that fit your needs are: Canon EOS 3, EOS 1V.
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Justin G. |
Lynnn, Will mentioned the EOS 3 and 1v. While they are great cameras they come with a hefty price. They are pro cameras which weathersealing and 45 point autofocus and the 1v also can shoot up to 10 fps! Crazy, The 1v is going to run you approx. $1600 and the 3 is going to run you approx $800 (body only figures). I highly recommend one of the Elan models. 7/7N/7E/7NE. All four are great semi-pro bodies. I have the 7E and I can shoot around 4 fps. If you're not willing to dump $1600 into a film body go with a Elan model. You should be able to find a body for around $300. I really hope you can someday get into (or just get!) a darkroom. Darkroom is soooooooo fun. I'm wrapping up a class and I've learned so much, and I have sooo much stability over my pictures. And there's just soooo much you can do! And plus if you buy Canon you can down the road purchase some "L" series lenses, some of the best lenses on the market.
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Lynn Lynn |
I've been looking at the Elan models and I was wondering what is the difference in the four that you menioned? ritzcamera.com has some with two sigma lenses. I've read here that sigma isn't the best but I plan on getting better lenses later on.
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