PENTAX 67, battery put in but nothing working?

[katie_eleanor]

<p>Hello there,<br /><br />Last week I purchased a Pentax 67 and 90mm 2.8 lens. Everything seems perfect and shiny, incredibly good condition.<br /><br />Originally I bought 6V alkaline batteries of some random Chinese brand, put one in and nothing worked. Now I've bought a Varta 6V sliver oxide battery (as mentioned in the 67 manual), put it in and still nothing works. The battery lamp won't glow and the exposure metre won't move.<br>

Does anyone know what might be the problem? I feel like I'm missing a massive step.<br>

Kind regards,<br />Katie </p>

[c_watson1]

<p>Do you have one of these?</p>

<p>http://www.cameramanuals.org/pentax_pdf/pentax_67-1_c.pdf</p>

[katie_eleanor]

<p>Yes I'm pretty sure! Here are some pictures:<br /><br /><img src="http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm157/toxicparty/IMG_5084_zpsb27e5ca6.jpg" alt="" /><br>

<img src="http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm157/toxicparty/IMG_5091_zps006f27d4.jpg" alt="" /></p>

[d_purdy]

<p>Might be a simple as needing to take the lens off and put it back on. </p>

[terry_dent1]

<p>Clean the battery contacts in the camera with a pencil eraser. Make sure the battery is installed the correct way.</p>

[john_wiegerink1]

<p>I had something like this happen, but it wasn't a camera fault or a battery fault. It was my fault. I didn't look directly at the positive + end of the battery and installed my carrier in with the battery + end facing the wrong way. I was stumped until I traced my steps back to the beginning. Just a thought.</p>

[steve_levine]

<p>I've seen the silver oxides die in minutes in extreme cold, just a thought. I placed the camera on the roof of my car in near zero F weather. The battery located in the bottom of the camera died instantly from the cold.<br>

Also 6v batts aren't huge sellers these days, they could be dead on the shelf.</p>

[katie_eleanor]

<p>Thank you everyone!<br /><br />Took lens on and put it back on, nothing.<br />Cleaned the battery contacts, nothing.<br />Checked the battery is the right way, definitely is, (and tried the wrong way for the hell of it).<br />No luck, and I've appeared to have locked up mirror too.<br />I think I'll take it in somewhere!</p>

[steve_levine]

<p>Have you checked the battery with a meter to determine it's hot?</p>

[savagesax]

The camera looks fantastic! Perfect condition.

[User_502260]

<p>The silver oxide battery is preferable to the alkaline but I have found several of both kinds dead when I opened them. Once in a pinch I used four MS-76 batteries in series with some aluminum foil as a spacer. I couldn't get the diodes in my Mamiya PD-S finder to light up but the shutter fired. All of my medium format SLRs except for the Mamiya RB67 Pro S take that same dreadful 6 votd battery. I guess I can always dust off my old Minolta Autocord (meterless) and grab a Gossen Scout 2 if I want to shoot batteryless. </p>

[q.g._de_bakker]

<i>"The camera looks fantastic! Perfect condition."</i><br><br>As long as the thing refuses to work, only perfect <i>cosmetic</i> condition. A working camera would be better, right? ;-)

[katie_eleanor]

<p>Thank you all for your help!<br /><br />I took it into London Camera Exchange today and they got it working! Still a few minor issues, will need a full service I think, but overall I'm so happy and excited to run a film through it!<br /><br /><br /></p>