How to? Nikon F2 question.

I have a Nikon F2 that I am selling for the widow of a good friend. I have been shooting Nikons for 15 years, but can't figure this one out. I can only get the camera to fire by the following sequence:

After advancing the film and firing the shutter, I cannot advance the film again unless I first set and trigger the self-timer. After the self-timer goes off, I can advance the film and fire the shutter again.

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Does this make sense to anybody? I would like to know if the camera is working correctly before trying to sell it.

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Thanks,

Hi Ed. It sounds as if someone's been at it. The wind on mechanism

must be aligned with the motor drive shaft, if that makes any sense to

you. If everything isn't 'just right' then either the shutter will be

locked out, or the wind-on will be locked up.<br>Try releasing the

shutter via the motor drive release in the base of the camera, that

might free it up. My guess is that this camera has been on the awful

MD something-or-other winder; it's been used at a slow speed, the

whole thing's locked up, and it's just been taken off the motor drive

and abandoned. If you're lucky, a bit of jiggling with the different

releases (top plate, base, and self-timer) might just free it up.

Otherwise, it probably needs the motor drive shaft releasing and

resetting. Not a repair that I can describe easily, or recommend.

I have owned several F2s and though your problem sounds quite odd I'm

not supprised. The self timers on those cameras usually give you the

most trouble and have learned to try them before you buy one. Howerer

I do not think that it is broken. From memory there should be a 2 or

3 position switch physically around the shutter release. One position

is locked second normal, third conects the shutter to the self timer

to the shutter for long time exposures. I think that is where your

problem is the shutter is still linked to the self timer. How to

release it it has been a while so I cant tell you how to release it.

But maybe this will jog someones memory. Hope this helps.

Ah, yes, the shutter could be set to 'T', that would give the symptoms

Ed describes. I thought that would've been far be too obvious, though.

Hey guys! Thanks for the help. The camera was set to "T", although

it was far from as obvious as all that! In any case, the camera

appears to be functioning perfectly.

I have also bought a Nikon F2 78xxxx for US$500/- in Iran. I think I

have paid a high price and if the knob is in position T the timer

function would have to be on so try not to switch to timer position

unless you yourself want to be photographed

Vijay,Planning Consultant Mapna,Iran

Please reply as I am now looking for a good combination of drive

which one ???

Regards

Vijay