How to fix Minolta XG-1 stuck film advance lever (XG-7, XG-9, XG-E, XG-A, XG-M, X-700, X-570, X-370)
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- Опубліковано 12 сер 2019
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Is your XG series camera's film advance lever stuck?
Here's the breakdown of the cause and how to fix it, including cleaning corrosion and replacing the battery.
Affected cameras include the Minolta XG-1, XG-7, XG-9, XG-E, XG-A, XG-M, X-700, X-570, X-370.
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PARTS AND EQUIPMENT USED
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Energizer 357 Battery
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Holy shit. I've had this camera sitting on my shelf for 3-4 years, and I thought it was broken. It worked!
Update: I've since dropped and broken the camera halfway through my first roll. I guess it was never meant to be used.
I just bought one from a fb marketplace ad, same problem but putting a battery in didn’t fix the problem, no battery check light either. Good thing the lot had an x700 in it too
I'm sorry but I laughed hysterically
you are meant to buy another one.... ;)
I found this camera at an estate sale and thought it was broken. Such an easy fix. Thank you!
Just bought an XG-1 from a vintage seller near me, and assumed it broken when the film advance lever was jammed. Ordering new batteries now, fingers crossed! Thank you for such a concise + informative video!!
Thank you for making this video! I got the XG-9 from an antique shop and after trying to test the shutter I assumed that it was just broken, but thanks to your video I checked it again and it just doesn’t have a battery!!
I love you, sir. Thank you for being the last only reason I didn’t put my pop pops camera back in storage for another 15 years
WHY did I not think of this! Thank you so much for posting this!!!
I discovered this back in 1994 when I decided to take photography class in high school and needed a camera. Knowing my parents had an XG9 in their closet they claimed was broke, I changed the batteries and ta-da it worked. I then went on to use that camera for years, even winning a couple photo awards with it. I kind of miss that camera. At some point it got a light leak and I decided to take it apart to check out how it worked. I believe I still have the pentaprism somewhere as a keepsake.
Sadly my folks had bought the camera the year I was born but only used it for a handful of years before the batteries died and they thought it was broke. So I have a couple of really good photos from when I was a kid with shallow DOF and then the rest after that were all point and shoot camera photos. Kind of wonder what kind of photos they would have gotten had they knew to change the batteries.
I actually ended up with friend's old XG1 several years ago. And a couple bad Focal lenses. I haven't used it but it looks in decent shape. It does need some batteries. Maybe I should pick up a Rokkor lens and some batteries for it. It's just hard to spend the money on that kind of thing these days when I've got a perfectly good Nikon FE with a few lens already if I want to shoot film.
I bought it thinking it was broken, the guy who sold it to me thought it was broken and sold it to me for $ 20 with the 50mm and a 70 210. Thanks for the good news.
I have a PORST OC Compact Reflex that has the same issue. I clean it all and I'll buy the batteries and try.
Thank you for saving me some time, great video!
I really thought it was broken for months, thanks for showing the magic!😅
You’re very welcome!
Whew this video. These designs. I mean these blueprint prototypes. This guy sure knows what he's talking about!
mate your a fkn champion have had a minolta 2 for like 2 years thinking it was broken since i bought it made my day
❤ very pleased to have watched and solved this very basic problem. Now a £20 bargain works! Thanks!
You're a savior. I've always thought batteries were just for light meters. Now I know to check for that every time I see a film camera. Thanks!!
Well done video. Informative and to the point.. no life stories. I dig it
very helpful! it worked on my x-700. thank you!!!
Yo, I have the X-700, an elder friend told me about this and helped a lot. I’m surprised to find this video here.
Just snagged an XG 1 for $5, and thought I broke it. Thanks for the help!
thank you! i pulled my x-700 out of the closet for the first time in 6 years and got really sad thinking it was broken
Priceless
This got my xga working great
like 1980
Thank you guys so much!!! You saved me at least 30 Euros!
amazing, it worked! thanks for this, now imma learn how to use it
it took a second but this is what it was. thanks so much
Super Helpful!!! Thank you!
I just tried this on my Pentax P3N and it works!!! 🎉
god bless you man, you saved my day
me salvaste!!! muchas gracias por la explicacion :)
It Worked! - Thanks!
it worked! i cleaned some of the corrosion off and then the battery checker button turned on. thank you x 1,000,000.
How did you do it? Did you use alcohol?
How did you do it? Did you use alcohol?
Hooo yeah thank's !!
I was looking how save the Minolta of my gf and it's worked! Now i will know for my minolta's too.
Big big thx
Merci !
Kist got a minolta x370s yesterday and ot was not working. Your video helped me to fix the problem
Thank you 👍
Great . Thank you
Thank you very much !
Can confirm this helped me fix my X-7A! Thank you so much!
Thank you for your time & effort. I have a Minolta XG-M and have just run through my first film a Fuji 400 colour film. I am trying to rewind it. It seems I just need to hit the rewind button underneath. Beautiful camera! I love the feel and motion and viewfinder. It is telling me that inside a normally lit room with front light on the subject at 50mm f1.7 it needs 1/30th of a second...? But I am thinking that it is trying to render 'mid grey' as if it was a sunny day. It seems to compensate for the speed of the film...
I really need f8 because I have multiple subjects at which it says I need 1/4 second which is not possible hand held... so I compensated for the fact that I am inside by dropping the stop compensation down 2 full stops at which point it allowed me to shoot at 1/30th to 1/60th of a second... am I thinking right or do I need a flash unit hand held?
Thankyou !
I had a similar problem, and cleaned the battery contacts which got the batteries to work again. I've now got the lightmeter and battery check working, and I got the shutter to fire...only problem now is the winding mechanism is jammed still? Any help with this would be much appreciated thanks!
this helped me aim a beginner in film camera and my dumb self didnt even know that it had a battery. I checked the battery and lo and behold it didnt have one hahah thanks
I have a question, i recently got an x700 and i got new batteries for it and I was able to shoot a whole roll of film no problem but then all of a sudden it stopped working and all it did was flash the the letters in the view finder for like a sec then then stop. I bought new batteries for it twice now but i notice that the battery end cap had a brown stain or something on the metal plate in there, i was wondering if that just meant that the current wouldn't flow anymore and the cap doesn't work anymore or if it's the camera itself?
Same thing occurred with a used OM-2N I bought at a thrift store, I wanted the lens(A pristine 50mm macro) and told them the camera was broken because I didn't know better. I decided to futz with the camera and soon found out it needed batteries to operate, the OLY's have reset buttons as well, but it ended up being the nicest old Olympus body I have.
Just purchased an XGM from an antique store, it had the “passed”sticker but I assumed it was broken. Batteries are on the way!
Thank you, This is what I thought the batterie was the problem due tha the shutter got stuck when i was trying to take a long exposition pintura.
Thank you. That works quite often, but do you have a 2nd guess?😀
would this work for a Petri FT as well ? i can’t find any videos w/ my specific camera
Thank you for the video Bill! It helped me fix my XG7 but I've discovered a different issue and wondering if you have come across it. My camera appears to be "stuck" at the x-sync flash speed, which I think is 1/60. Previously it was stuck at a five or six second shutter. After attaching an x-series flash, the camera shifted to x-sync speed so it's functional, albeit in a limited state. The mechanics are all working flawlessly. Any thoughts on this issue?
My XG-1 camera has a very stiff power switch and nothing in it works even tho I have the battery. I wanted to get it fixed myself so I don’t have to spend even more money for someone else to look at it for 5 minutes. The shutter button does nothing and the film advance lever gets stuck. Please help
That happened to mine too. Any updates on the fix? If so please let me know what to do
@@danielsolovyov6741 I couldn’t fix it. The camera started using both batteries per every single picture and then it completely broke.
my mirror is locked and the shutter does not wind all the way, i put new batteries in but nothing seems to work, any help?
So I just inherited this camera, I replaced the batteries with the proper sr/lr44 equivalent yet my problem ceases to subside, any other suggestions?
my film counter stays above S... meaning it won't advance when I advance the film. The advance lever is stuck after each take, but works normally again after a minute or two. Not sure if it's a battery issue...
I have a stuck canon Ae program film advancer, do you think this would work for that?
Have you ever fixed any frame counter issues where the counter doesn't reset to S when the back is open? Mine just goes back to the 20s when i open the back.
Hi I have the same camera and I added new batteries but the light won’t turn on. The only time it does turn on is on B.C but only if I hold it the light turns on what can I do?
after finding an XG-9 at my local thrift store, this threw me for a bit of a loop at first. That way I got a fully working XG-9 for only 15€ because the thrift store's technician wasn't aware of the camera being battery dependent and thought it was dead
I have press the rewind button on my minolta srt 101 on my 7 exposure ? Is the film ruined 😕?
Wow awesome solution man thanks a lot, do you think it will also work the same on a ricoh kr-5 camera? because it looks exactly the same
Is there a bulb and manual setting on the Minolta?
Hi i have an X300 with the same issue that came up Yesterday, i hope this will work
Sutter lever is still stuck . what should I do?
Just picked one up from a swap meet I have this problem and hope that’s all. It’s in rough shape on the outside but the inside looks unopened
Hello! i recently got a minolta x-700. I don’t know when it stopped being used. My advance lever is stuck! The curtain looks good. I put new batteries in and the led lights inside the screen work. Everything seems to be working fine expect a beeping noise that prevents me from pressing the shutter + the advance lever. What should i do?
I'm having the same problem now. Were you able to fix your camera?
I have the same problem with my Nikonos V! I'll try this before I open it up and screw it up completely😂
How do I fix a sticky advance lever? When I pull the lever it gets stuck at the furthest point and needs some persuasion to spring back
Mine has a battery in and the lever is lose (it doesn't catch the film) what should I do?
Welp, wish I would've found this video before forcing the lever outwards on the XG-1 that I got less than 2 hours ago. Even looking through the manual didn't explain why forcing it was a bad idea. My Pentax SP doesn't need batteries for the film advance lever so I figured this older camera wouldn't.
Why the hell would you put that much force into some delicate like a shutter advance? It clearly stops you must’ve pushed hard on it to break it. Jesus you are a brute lol
What if the shutter still will not fire, but I have lights in my viewfinder?
What lens can I use I have one without a lens?
Had hoped this would fix my XG-1! It didn’t unfortunately… Advance lever is stuck. BC turns on, when I flick between off and on, the light meter will react in A or the camera will show M in manual mode. Selftimer runs up to about 8 sec then nothing. After each shutter button press, I need to flick the power wheel.
Any clue what’s going on here?
when i first got the camera, i had encountered the same problem. however, i just forced the lever to wind all the way back because that would usually happen to my Nikon EM and i assumed i just needed to use a little elbow grease to fix it. now the lever won't return to its usual place unless i use a coin on the bottom. a little feedback?
Sorry to say this but the extra force has damaged the wind mechanism. Parts will need to be replaced and it may not be economically feasible to repair the camera.
my advance lever isn’t stuck. like you can wind it but it doesn’t move my film. how can i fix that?
How can I open the battery port if its stuck?
The battery is working just fine with but the advance lever still jammed.. how do I do it??
I used 2 new lr44 batteries and the light meter and Red light works but the lever is still stuck, do i change the batteries or is this a different problem?
Same here
What do I do if the wind is loose?
Mine won’t release the shutter ... no matter what I do...it’s like the button is just dead... I took off the bottom of the camera and can trip the shutter there... but of coarse that just isn’t gonna work...any ideals???
Hey I just replaced the old batteries with brand new one specificity the energizer 357 but the lever is still stuck. I hadn’t picked up the camera in a couple months though. Can you help me?
Check that the battery compartment cover is clean, use a fiberglass brush or a pencil eraser. You could have a mechanical issue with the shutter. If the mirror is locked up, the issue may be that the shutter has not completed its travel to release the mirror. If the mirror is down, you may have an electrical issue, would recommend taking the camera to a service center.
hiya, great vid.
what if this is reoccurring? i replace batts and it take a couple of photos then the same thing?
That sounds like a capacitor failure. Also a simple fix, but it does require opening the camera up and replacing (soldering) a capacitor which is known to be prone to failure.
Michelle Hastie having the same problem :/
@@andrewjacobs1867 You can look up tutorials-- don't need an expensive iron and the part is like $10 at very most
I just put in new batteries and it still is not working? What can I do??
Hi Bill, I just got a minolta x700 and the advance lever doesn't work and the same with the click shutter. This is a relate problem? If the advance lever get solved would be the shutter solved as well ?... Right now my minolta has LR44G batteries in it.. Would you recommend use SR44 batteries?
Hi, the advance lever cocks the shutter and advances film. So yes, they are related. Either LR44G and SR44 batteries should work. Just make sure they are oriented properly and no corrosion on the battery cap. If all checks OK then you have another problem. Not uncommon to have capacitor issues with the Minolta X series.
What happens when you change the batteries and it still won't advance?
I have similar issue. I have Nikon FM, and what I know that this camera can operated without any battery, except for lightmeter.
Is stuck advance lever common on film cameras?
Hey, i have this same problem but with a Minolta Hi- Matic 11 super circuit 3. I was testing it and it suddenly stuck. Dont know what to do. Will appreciate any help!
Hi, the Hi Matic 11 will operate without a battery (although will not meter or expose properly) as it is a mechanical shutter so if you are having an issue with the advance being stuck, you have a mechanical problem with the camera.
Are you sure it's not capacitor failure? It's an easy and cheap fix if you can use a soldering iron.
@@Ineedahandle75 I managed to fix it. It is working pretty well right now. I just had to open it below and play with the stuck gears.
My winding arm won’t snap back to start. Did I break the spring that returns it?
I have a minolta XG-9 that did the same thing. I figured out that the last click on the arm was just a tiny bit tougher than I expected, and I just had to push the arm a little bit more for it to jump back in place. It hasn't always been like that, so something has definitely gone wrong, but at least it works.
i had this issue with my x700 but the mirror was also upwards so i send it to repair, i did try to change de batteries but with some new LR44
Hi I purchased new batteries and replaced them but my battery check light doesn’t come on? Do you know why that would be? Thank you
Carefully check that the battery cover is free from corrosion. It may not be visible, but a thin film of corrosion can prevent the batteries from powering the camera. Clean it with a fiberglass brush or perhaps a pencil eraser.
Hey guys, Would you by any chance have a spare film Advance Lever cap available for a Minolta CLE?
Sorry, we don't have that part nor a source for it.
Does this work on the Konica autoreflex t3? My film advance lever is stuck too.
Unfortunately that isn’t related to a simple battery change. The T3 shutter is mechanical.
awesome! thank you! I have an xg1 and my camera has a black band across the view finder, please do a video on this :)
Sounds like something has come loose in the viewfinder? Would need to see what this looks like up close to make a diagnosis.
I same problem with I got to ask you one it's got a straight dark line straight across the middle of the
I have the same I haven't asked you one just the same problem dark line straight across viewfinder I think I got to take the top cover off but I don't know how to set the aperture what the gauges are
@@BillRogersCamera hay bill I have the same problem is that straight black line right across the middle of the viewfinderdo I have to take the top cover off and what do I set the aperture at and the sas whatever that is to take top off
My mirror is stuck up so I can see through the view finder and lever won’t go all the way back. Is this fixable at home?
Hey! My camera is with the same problem, have you finded a way to fix it? Sorry for the bad english
hey i have a minolta X 570 and have the same problem. switched the batteries but the mirror still won't come down
Have you found a video on how to fix this yet? I'm havinbg the same issues.
I put batteries in my XG-A and the battery light turns on and the viewfinder exposure time lights work , but the lever is still locked up
i have an x-700 and i just replaced the batteries and it has not fixed itself
What about if my lever won’t wind the part that rolls the film in? I’m new to film photography and I got a XG-A and I’ve shot a couple rolls already but my little brother was messing with it and now the lever won’t rotate the cylinder that rolls the film in, anyone have any tips or advice I’m desperate 😭😭
Im having the same issue. Did you ever fix it?
@@SoftAsButta I never found a fix but I took it in to a place and they fixed it on the spot for me within 15 minutes so it has to be simple, they only charged me $20 if you wanted to do the same!
Just as importantly, make sure the camera isn't in Auto mode. You can't turn the advance lever otherwise when the back is open.
I have XR1000s Ricoh and the problem is the film advance lever I cannot turn fully.
Did anyone else find a different solution? I changed the batteries to fresh ones and mine's still stuck. :( Battery Check works and when you turn it on it lights up inside but other than that, nothing.
mine too. i just got it today and mine is stuck but everything lights up and the light meter works.
I have the same issue, new batteries and everything but its still stuck-
Same, any solutions would be helpful
Hi i just ordered new bateries and film hoping this would fix my issue but my level still seems to be stuck. It lights up and battery check light comes on but lever still stuck any other fixes would be helpful
Samee, my battery is new and light up the little light but nope still stuck and the thing is at first it did turn but then it went back to being stuck
You've saved my xg7 from a (probable) death under the screw driver.
Sometimes on my XG1 the mirror gets stuck and it releases when shutting it off.
Does someone know what the problem is?
It’s just sometimes and sometimes the shutter speed is off.
Like I said it is sporadically.
Hope somebody can halo me out
Same problem with my XG7. Apparently it is likely in need of a new capacitor. The Minolta XGs have a lot of issues with this.
If this didn't fix it, I read that it's a resistor failure. How hard is that issue to deal with?
If you got an answer please let me know