Re: [Leica] Warning, this shutter burns!

[Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com>]

Robert Furness wrote:
> 
> Warning, this shutter burns!

> I first received the 0.72 and the 90mm, very, very nice lenses, I
> played with them to learn how to manipulate them, to get a good feel.
> That night I left my camera on my desk at home, when I went to get
> them the next morning there was a huge hole in the shutter. The only
> light in my office is a window oriented north, therefore never any
> sun, I also have two computer screens and a small quartz lamp which
> was on low, a lamp which I could look sraight at without flicking an
> eye. Had the camera which had a 90mm lense on, been directly facing
> the light of my lamp? It must have since the  shutter burned...<<<<<<<<<<<<

Bienvenue  Robert,

A good first post and a sad story to the LUG of your experience with an
M6. It's unfortunate no one made you aware of the potential for curtain
burning if the camera is pointed at the sun or is subjected to direct
light of the sun.  However, it seems almost impossible for the light of
a quartz lamp to burn a large hole in the shutter curtain.

Is it possible the day before you discovered the hole burnt that you
inadvertently placed the camera in the car in a way that the sun shone
directly into the lens or in some other location that could have created
the same condition?

If the light from a quartz lamp or any other type of high intensity
lighting, as on a movie set or TV studio, I'm sure I'd have had holes
burnt a long time ago or other LUG members would have shared your
experience.  I'm not saying it didn't happen from the quartz light, but
it certainly seems quite questionable.

I'm sure you'll have many responses to this situation over the next few
days, so hang on, as it could become extremely interesting. :-)

ted











> After discussions and uncertainty, Leica (Kinderman Canada) decided to
> change one of the curtain of the shutter, free of charge. I just
> received it, the new curtain does not have the same appearance as the
> other, the one which has the white circle for the lightmetre. It is
> much more black and very textured, There is also less space between
> each frame on the negatif, the images are closer together. What is the
> value of that M6 now???
> If the shutter of this camera is so sensitive, Leica should write it
> in large print everywhere, for now all they have is two small lines in
> the userŐs quide and they refer to bright sunlight.
> That is not all.
> My second body the 0.85 is practically not useable, the range finder
> is out! all the lines that are horizontal are doubled, very difficult
> to focus. It must be reajusted.
> Besides all of the above, all is wellÉ
> 
> And now, my 2 cents on different subjects circulating in this news
> group.
> 
> Yes, it looks like the M6 is already made to receive a digital back,
> with the base plate and the back panel removable, it seem quite easy.
> I hope Leica makes one very simple, no LCD screen with only the
> essential, small buttons to set the ASA and the size of the file
> captured, lowrez in JPEG and highrez in TIFF, thats all. Of course a
> Firewire or USB connector to download the file through a plugIn
> directly in Photoshop to adjust the level, color balance etc. Or even
> better, to be able to plug the camera in a Palm or the very
> anticipated Apple/Palm device to control every aspect of the picture.
> Something light and very effective, just like the M line.
> 
> For the moment I use a Nikon LS2000 to scan my neg, and yes it is a
> very good scanner, hard to beat for the price. You af to go with a
> drum scanner to get a bigger file, at 10 time the price.
> 
> I use an Epson 1200 to print my image, it is not so bad. I anticipate
> a lot with the 6 grey ink cartrige made by Lysonic to print in black
> in white with a better tonal range and stability.
> 
> ThatŐs all for my first post, sorry for jumping from one subject to
> another. But, there is so much to say, and I must confess my wife was
> willing to translate from french to english for meÉ.And I admit I do
> not find the subject as passionate as Robert does. :-)
> Happy passover and/or easter.
> .........................................
> Robert Furness
> Photographe industriel
> Internet: r.fur@videotron.ca
> Web: http://pages.infinit.net/furr/rfur.html
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