Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You might be right - If I was triggering a shutter release before the camera could read a new light reading, it may be using a ultra long shutter speed. Eric -------------------------------------------------- www.faneuil.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 5:02 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 occasional jam? > eric asked: > Subject: [Leica] M7 occasional jam? > > >>Sometime when I am rapidly firing off shots, my M7 will jam. >>Seems to happen when I try to advance the film before the shutter curtain >>completes its cycle. > >>I can complete the windstroke but the shutter release will not depress. >>Not sure what 'un jams' it, but wiggling this and that and taking lens off >>and putting it on will fix it. >>IE, I am not sure what set things right again. > >>Anyone experiencing this before?<<<<< > > Hi Eric, > Not really in this fashion, but if you're shooting on AE lock it maybe the > camera internal metering function may not be re-acting as fast as you are > shooting? As in each time you trip the shutter the camera maybe trying to > set the correct shutter speed for different exposures as the camera > picks-up different exposure values. Maybe? > > ted > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >