<p>Hey there. I'm sorry for bumping up an old thread. I'm also new to the forum and couldn't find another thread about the weathermatic 35dl and its issues anywhere else on the internet.</p>
<p>Just got a weathermatic and loaded it with 4 brand new AAA batteries and a roll of film. I followed the instructions on the camera's manual and it automatically pulled the tip of the film roll once I closed the back plate. Everything is right, it turns on, but just won't shoot. Whenever I push the shutter a red light lights by the right side of the viewfinder and that's it. The manual says this red light indicates the shutter is locked for one of these reasons:</p>
<p>a) <strong>Low batteries </strong> - I don't think so, the batteries are new </p>
<p>b) T<strong>he film wasn't adequately loaded</strong> - Well, I doubt it very much. The spool pulled the film, actually it pulled even more than it was supposed to because I opened the back door twice to check it and each time </p>
<p>c) <strong>Flash didn't load</strong> - Idk if this could be the problem because I'm using new batteries. The manual suggests you hold the shutter button to warm the flash up and release it once the red light turns off. I think I spent 1 min holding that button and nothing happened.</p>
<p>Also, the manual says that once you load film correctly the exposure counter will go from "0" to "1". Mine is forever stuck at "0". Well, once it somehow changed to "1" when I left my camera on for a day by mistake, but this drained my batteries and I couldn't shoot, had to change batteries and reload film... back to square "0". </p>
<p>I ust wanted to know if anyone had this problem with their camera and if it worth it to take it to repair as it is working, just not functioning right. Thanks in advance!</p>
