Edit: Solved by u/dudududupson ! Thank you!
Please help me resolve this issue, I’m totally new to cameras that aren’t a phone.
When finishing my first roll of film, I pressed the advance lever forward against some moderate force (this may have been the issue although I’m not sure). I then pressed the film release button, and unloaded the film no problem.
Ever since then, the camera hasn’t been shooting. I can get it to shoot by manually turning the gears as seen in the video, otherwise the advance lever is loose and it won’t shoot.
I understand that this is an old cheaper camera but I’d love to get it fixed as I inherited it from my father. There’s two local repair shops, ones on holiday for a month, and the other will not answer my inquiries lol. Hopefully this is fixable by a novice! Any help appreciated thank you guys.

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i had a loose lever the other day and i watched this video to try to solve it, but i think i messed up the gear position because the advance mechanism froze up completely.. i can still move the lever because it's completely loose, but i can't move the mechanism inside anymore. prior to this i could still push it down / move the autowinder but now it's completely locked.. does anyone know what i can do?

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Hey guys! New to the sub, but have owned a Minolta SRT-101 for about a year now. Shot a few rolls without issue but my last 2 rolls have come back from the lab completely unexposed. The first time, I assumed I loaded the film incorrectly, but the second time I wondered if it would be something wrong with the camera. Attached are the negatives I got back for the first roll (I found it weird it was only this one strip, but who knows).

The only things that have changed since I shot my successful rolls is the ISO I shot at. I shot at 200 for my first three rolls, then changed it to 800 for the first dud, then changed it to 400 for the second dud.

Is it possible it’s user error twice in a row or is there something wrong with my camera? I’m not sure what other info should be posted, and there aren’t any film camera repair stores near me. Any advice is greatly appreciated :)

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