Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: IIIf shutter dial question
From: jkish@mind.net
Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 09:02:22 -0700
References: <l03130301b558b57213f9@[205.218.86.116]>

There are no screws on the side of the dial, it's a screwmount, IIIf BD if
that makes a difference.

From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 20:03:14 -0400
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: [Leica] Re: IIIf shutter dial question
>
>Loosen those little screws on the side of the dial, twist the knob into the
>correct alignment and retighten them. 30 second repair.
>
>Ken Wilcox
>
>At 3:32 -0700 5/29/0, a fine scholar, jkish@mind.net wrote:
>
>>The shutter speed selector on this relic is rotating on the body (the top
>>dial and its base), and therefore the selected speed seldom lines up with
>>the little arrow on the flash mount. With a little force I can line it back
>>up, but it soon drifts about 10-15 degrees clockwise after a few changes of
>>the dial. My question is, is this common? Easy/difficult to fix? Right now
>>it's a minor annoyance, but I'd like to remedy it.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Jim
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>----
>Ken Wilcox                                Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits
>       preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com>
>              <kwilcox@gfn.org>
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