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Minolta XG-E issue. Trying to diagnose the problem.
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Hi! I could really use some help since I’m wondering what happened. I sold a Minolta XG-E SLR a month ago and I made sure to inspect the camera carefully before I shipped it out to the buyer, I even took videos testing all the functions and I never encountered any issues while it was still owned by me. A few days ago, the buyer messaged me saying the camera doesn’t work. Apparently they only started using the cam the day they messaged me that it doesn’t work, so they didn’t use it for about a month since they received it. They sent me some videos and I was able to confirm that there’s something wrong with the camera. The camera has power (battery check is working, LED display in the viewfinder when set to A mode is working), however the shutter won’t fire and the lever won’t advance all the way. The mirror is not locked up and to make things weirder, the shutter works during self timer mode, however the red LED on the front of the camera (the one used for the battery check) doesn’t blink, it only lights up. It’s supposed to blink. Has anyone encountered this issue before? I’m wondering what went wrong since I shipped it to the new owner without any issues a month ago. Could this be a capacitor issue and is it repairable? There’s only a few technicians who repair film cameras in my country and most aren’t that competent to be honest. Hopefully it’s not too hard to repair. :( Any help/insights will be much appreciated. Thank you!

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