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[Jay5oh]

Hello everyone, I have a old kodak camera. Dare I say it is my first vintage unit. It is a Kodak 35 pre-rangefinder military version (PH-324). I've been searching on here (and the rest of the web) for a while now and haven't found any insight to the

[Charlie]

I think the film loading and operating is much like the rangefinder version so you could use the RF version manual. I don't remember if you need to have film in the camera to unlock the shutter release or not.

[Jay5oh]

I don't remember if you need to have film in the camera to unlock the shutter release or not

Hi Charlie,  
 
From what I understand you do not need film in it for shutter function...I may be wrong though.
 
Thanks for th

[Rick_oleson]

I don't recall the pre-RF version well enough.  On the 35RF, the film cocks the shutter by turning the sprocket shaft as you wind it on for the next shot.  If you don't have a manual cocking lever on the shutter, try rolling the sprockets with you

[Jay5oh]

Hi Rick, I tried rolling the sprockets too. I think the shutter is malfunctioning.  
 
Could be that I don't know how to operate it though...
 
Thanks for the reply.  
 
I'll post some pictures either later tonight or tomorrow..

[Barnum]

Hi!
I have a Kodak 35, picked up at a boot sale for ?1. It hardly works. Take the cover off the rear of the lens, and there is a little lever. Cock that, and shutter fires. If yours is as mine, then there is a problem between the wind-on knob([

[Jay5oh]

Hi Barnum, would that be the little silver lever marked A in the following pictures? On the end with the hook that (I think) is supposed to snag the wind knob gear. On mine the hook does not contact the gear at all. If you roll the sprockets by hand you

[Jay5oh]

Ok, I think I figured it out. I was turning the sprockets the wrong way. I got it to fire!  
 
Thank you all for the help!