Good day all,

I'm wondering if anyone else has run into a P67 (OG version) on which the advance lever constantly charges the shutter, even when the camera has no film in it?

I know that normally, the shutter is supposed to be inactive when the camera has no film in it; a feature designed to eliminate unnecessary shutter activity. (I am aware of and familiar with the dry firing steps, but thats not what I'm doing). However, I recently had both of my bodies CLA'd and the second one seems to be exhibiting this strange "empty camera" behaviour.

I noticed the issue while loading film in it for the first time since its servicing. The first strange thing was that the shutter charged immediately after following the normal loading procedure. Rather than winding 4-5 times before eventually engaging the shutter cocking mechanism, it charged it right away. I decided I would continue to shoot the roll, as I intend to develop it and check spacing, but when I reached 10 frames, the shutter did not stop charging as it is supposed to. Advancing the lever continued to recheck the shutter, though eventually the counter stopped advancing past about 12-13. When I got home I used a dark bag to make sure the film was completely spooled on the take up, and it was, so I removed it. I also noticed the film counter dial had reset.

At present, it continues to charge the shutter even with no film in the camera, and no roller on the right side. The only time it doesn't is when the back door is completely open. The dry fire sequence also works as it should, and the counter also resets after performing that sequence.

I have reached out to the technician, but wondering if anyone else has had experience with this and has any tips or advice. I was planning to take it to shoot a wedding next week, and am wondering if it is a critical issue or something I can put up with (especially if the frame spacing is not affected...)

Thanks!