My 1972 Pentax Spotmatic jammed on the last frame of a roll at my nephew's birthday party.

The advance lever just locked up halfway through. I had to finish the party with my phone, which felt wrong. I took it apart on my kitchen table that night. Found a tiny spring had come loose inside the film counter mechanism. Got it back in place with tweezers and a lot of swearing. It's working now, but I missed the cake shot. Anyone know a good source for old Pentax service manuals online, just in case?

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logan_clark442mo ago

Found a PDF for my old K1000 on a site called Butkus Camera Manuals.

lily5741mo ago

Saved my butt when my shutter started sticking. That site's a goldmine for old gear.

the_sam2mo ago

Remember my buddy's Spotmatic that jammed at a wedding? He found the whole service manual scanned on some old photography forum.