Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ray: There is an adjustment for the shutter release under the cover which is at the base of the camera. This may be out of adjustment. It is an L shaped lever which the taper of the rod connected to the shutter release uses to fire the shutter. There are a couple of screws that hold this in place. You can loosen the screws and adjust this lever to affect at what point in the shutter release travel that the shutter fires. If you go too far one way, the shutter will not stay open on B, go too far the other way and it will not fire. Leica has a special tool that presses the shutter release the proper distance to facilitate this adjustment. BTW, this info came from a military M2 repair manual I got on Ebay a few years ago. It is an interesting read and shows how complex these M cameras are. Lots of specialized tools and equipment needed for their service. Really makes you appreciate that a properly done CLA is quite a good deal considered the work done. Also convinces you not to attempt to do your own service. Regards, Robert At 12:24 AM 11/12/2002 -0800, Ray Moth wrote: >Dear All, > >I bought a user-grade M2 privately, a couple of months ago. It seemed >to be OK mechanically and optically but, after some playing around with >it, I notice that the shutter release sometimes fails to operate - >about once in every 10 shots or thereabouts. I can press the button >fully down, as usual, but nothing happens. The selected shutter speed >makes no difference. This only ever happens if the baseplate is fitted. >If I then remove the baseplate, the shutter is freed up and can then be >released normally. The baseplate does not appear to be bent or buckled >but it's as though it were pressing on something and interfering with >the shutter release. I notice, also, that the shutter button has to be >pressed down quite as long way to fire the shutter when it's operating >normally - almost to the end of its travel. > >Can anyone suggest a remedy I could try, other than sending the camera >away for CLA? Since I live in Indonesia, getting it seen to by a >competent technician is difficult. Sending the camera out of the >country is a painful and risky process that I'd rather avoid, if at all >possible. > >Thanks for any advice, > >Regards, > >===== >Ray > >"The trouble with resisting temptation is > you never know when you'll get another chance!" > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos >http://launch.yahoo.com/u2 >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html