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The Minolta X-700 is a film camera introduced by Minolta. we offer information on how to replace battery, shutter, light seal and capacitor.

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How to fix stuck shutter and mirror?

I have this camera and today the shutter and mirror got stuck, tried to change batteries but nothing works. Please help!

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try to pull the shutter cloth in the direction of the rewind knob. You have to put one finger through the mirror case and another from behind pulling the cloth in between of the both. Do this very gently. The shutter will click and the mirror will drop.

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Thank you! That worked perfectly 😊

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