i have a 3700 ix kodak film camera i got like 6 years ago and i never really used it until just recently?

Question

i was about 14 at the time and didnt really care about taking pictures but now im interested. i already have other cameras that are digital so dont go there. I want to use this one. the problem is that i took pictures on a whole roll of film 25 pics and not one turned out! they were all just black. i dont know what could have happend i had the right film and i sure i didnt have my fingers over the lense either and everytime i took the pictures the camera acted normal. so i dont know what went wrong. i hardly ever used the thing i was never rough with it so it couldnt be a problem internaly. i just let it sit in my closet for 6 years i just pretended to take pics before so any one have any suggestions please tell me i have looked at the user guide and it wasnt helpful at all. thanks:)

Answer 1

dust might have colllected in the shutter mechanism after all those years.

Answer 2

Was the film sitting in the closet for 6 years as well? If so, try some fresh film. Yours is an aps camera, so it's unlikely that it didn't catch on the take-up reel.

Were your pics taken inside? If so, did you use the flash?

It would be helpful to know if the film was blank (the negative will be transparent) or if it was exposed (the film will be dark and hard to see through) You can check by opening the little door on the front of the aps cartridge and rolling the film out.

I might also try new batteries.

If you are interested in film, many 35mm cameras, used and new, are at low, low prices now. You could get a great film SLR for pennies on the dollar. Throw in a 50mm 1.8 lens (one of the best bargains ever in lenses) and you are set to really learn photography.

Certainly a 6 year old cheapie aps camera isn't worth much fussing with. If it doesn't work after these efforts, just chunk it.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Make sure the shutter is functioning. If the shutter is functioning then it is possible that you just got a bad roll of film. One other possibility, and I'm not familar with your camera, is that the film never wound out of the roll. I once took a roll of 36 without realizing that the film was winding on the takeup roll.