Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Depends on the model- some of the Leicas had slow speeds that worked DRY and if they have accumulated gunk- they need a good cleaning, and let go at that- not to say that other parts might not need a lube! The more I study these little monster, the more amazed I become at the engineers' taking a relatively simple idea, and taking it to the ultimate of developement! I gather that the shutter in Leicas, since the time of the IIIg have not really been changed- they are the end result of 40 years of development to make the cloth focal plane shutter perfect- or nearly so! I never would have guessed that so much time and research would go into the making of such a relatively simple device!! Dan (Boggled!) Post - ----- Original Message ----- From: Ted Bradshaw <ted@junior60.demon.co.uk> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 12:50 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] More LTM questions > Vick Ko wrote: > > > Has anyone had an intermittent shutter? I'm not sure that I'm seeing > > ghosts, but I have picked up the camera a couple times, and the > > shutter has fired slowly. But if I wind and fire it a few more times, > > it seems fine. Maybe the old girl just needs to stretch and limber up > > a bit before going out? > > She needs to have the shutter serviced. The lubricants in the slow speed > escapement have thickened and clogged up with age, but a CLA should sort her > out. > > I had my Leica LTMs serviced here in the UK two years ago at a cost of UKP > 70 each. They now have shutters that run as smoothly and reliably as a good > sewing machine. > > Best. > > Ted Bradshaw. >