Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/03

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Subject: [Leica] M7 occasional jam?
From: jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)
Date: Wed Nov 3 19:31:44 2004
References: <BAY19-DAV19SSfWXWzR00002f01@hotmail.com>
 
Sounds like it needs to in for an adjustment. This is not uncommon if 
you have a winder/motor attached but it is very unusual when using just 
the normal wind-on lever.

John Collier

On Oct 30, 2004, at 3:26 PM, eric wrote:

> 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?
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