Can this be fixed?
I bought this camera (Pentacon Hanimex Praktica LTL) last year at an estate sale for $65 (a steal!). It is my first film camera and I’m in love with it. I’m an amateur, but I feel like it takes good pictures and has a lot of potential for cool wildlife and landscape photography, especially if I can find additional lenses. However, as I was loading film a few month ago, the shutter got stuck and now the release button doesn’t do anything and the lever doesn’t advance. When I look through the viewfinder, it’s black.
Is this salvageable? Can I fix it at home? If not, is it worth it to send it away to get fixed? If it wouldn’t be worth it, are there cameras that would be comparable? I’m very new to film photography, so any advice is appreciated. Thanks!