I think that I've reached a point that I'm done with Prakticas. This is the fourth one that develops an erratic shutter AFTER I've put a film in and honestly I cannot afford spending money on cameras that die a film later. Unfortunately I cannot recommend you buying one, I think the much cheaper Zenits are better build or you can pay a bit more and get a nice Fujica or Chinon.
Just noticed your post I know its over a year ago but wanted to see if you resolved your issue with the BX20, just got a BX 20 myself. Shutter speed is a bit eratic when battery is just about done. Also when loading camera with film shutter speed must be at speed setting B. Just wondering if maybe its anything to do with that. I'm about to go and buy a new battery will report back and see if that helps because the shutter speeds are electronicly controlled.
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ReplyDeleteNo, in my case there was something wrong with the shutter. According to my experience, the B-series Practicas are notorious for their shutter problems (see the review on the BC-1). I hope it is a battery problem in your case though.
Hi just got my new battery and popped it in the camera fortunately everything is working well. But you are right from what I have read on the internet sticky shutters are a problem. What camera are you using now?
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From all those reviewed here, I have only kept the Leica, the Canon EOS 5, the Minolta XD-7, the Minolta 9xi and the Pentax MX. The rest have been either sold or given away.
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