

The wheel in the camera body moves when I press the motor drive. There is also a little metal sprocket wheel thingy in this slot on the camera body. I also see that on the camera body, there is a spot for this metal sprocket wheel to fit into. After close examination of the film back and the camera body, I see that there is a metal sprocket wheel thingy on the film back that moves with the film advance knob. I can pop the back off to see if the film is advancing. It is really letting me see what is going on. It may be worth searching out someone locally to you that has experience of this type of camera and see what they think if you still don't get anywhere.ĭschneller.I took your advice and rerolled the paper backing. In which case return the film back to where you bought it.Īre you sure you have a 120 back and not a 220 version? If so then this implies the film is loaded into the back correctly, iliminating that possible cause.Īlthough the film advance indicator does not move, is the film actually being advanced by the motor drive? The indicator may be broken but film is being advanced correctly.
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At other times, it flashes every time the shutter closes (at least, it does on my SQ-A) - useful when you are doing an 8 second exposure and you are not sure how long that is or using the mirror-lockup feature (the shutter itself, being a leaf shutter, is very quiet) - the flash lets you know you can wind on.Ĭan you wind the film on when the back is off the camera using the little manual crank (fiddly, I know). The light is dual purpose: It is only a warning light if it stays on.
