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djcphoto
23-Mar-2010, 05:55
My Polaroid 545i back was working fine until recently and now I cannot get the clips to release the film envelope. This happens when the lever is in 'P' position, and when in 'L' with the release button held down. The clip is holding the film correctly, and will allow the envelope to be withdrawn to uncover the film, but I cannot remove the whole exposed envelope.

I've stripped the back down enough to know that there is no old broken clip obstructing the mechanism (that I can see), but this is getting really frustrating, particularly as I just bought a whole batch of Type 55!

I know these backs are cheap to buy, but this one is fairly new and I was wondering if anyone here may have come across something like this before.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Cheers,

Dave

Michael Cienfuegos
25-Mar-2010, 16:32
Check out this link from SK Grimes on field maintenance:
http://www.skgrimes.com/about/545/index.htm

djcphoto
27-Mar-2010, 15:58
Thanks, Michael!

Although that link didn't address my exact problem, it did enable me to strip the holder down enough to be able to figure out what was going on and, hopefully, fix it.

Cheers,

Dave