Pentax Zoom 70 range

<p>Hi Michael & Ian,<br>

Bad news - Yesterday I went on a hike in downtown Toronto, and while I was trying to do a *little* zooming, my camera got stuck at the farthest zoom position with an "E9" error which doesn't allow me to take pictures anymore. Normally I could turn off the camera, turn it on again, and it will reset itself to the normal position, but this time the camera just kept going to the maximum zoom position whenever I turned it back on. So I did some googling on this E9 error, camera repairs in Toronto, potentially how much it would cost to get it fixed, and it turns out to be something around $80-90, which I wasn't ready to pay for a camera I bought for $6. So I decided to let the camera go and took it apart for learning and fun's sake. Well, I did manage to use up most of the b&w roll that was in the camera before it "died." <br>

So, in case you ever wondered what the inside of the camera looked like:<br>

https://www.flickr.com/photos/knifegoeson/sets/72157649840039088/<br>

I'm still keen on arming myself with a point & shoot film camera because my passion is street photography, so I may pick another Pentax zoom in the future if I see a good deal. Will post the b&w photos when i get the roll developed (and if there's anything good in it!). Cheers!</p>

<p>Hi guys, I was wondering if you can help me. I've just bought a 70-X for peanuts. It came with an old film in it. Everything works well, except when I press shutter button nothing happens apart from AF light flashing. I thought it might be somehow blocked by this film of uncertain age and condition, but nothing changed after removing it. Does anyone know, if the shutter activates only with the film in the camera, or it doesn't make a difference? Shoud I bother trying with a new film? I would really appreciate any help. </p>