Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/17

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Subject: [Leica] R8 - mirror sticks in up position - where in US for fast service?
From: rsphotoimages at comcast.net (Bob Shaw)
Date: Mon Dec 17 17:04:28 2007
References: <121720072023.3167.4766DAD8000287D100000C5F219791280203010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com> <47670C4B.7080007@gmx.de>

Eric:

Ditto on the battery.  The processor may not be receiving enough 
voltage to originate a command.  Another possibility is the Mirror 
Lock-up assembly.

I've not had any experience with this on either my R8 or 9.

Best of luck for a speedy fix.

Bob


On Dec 17, 2007, at 15:54, Douglas Sharp wrote:

Had the same problem with the R5 when the winder batteries were low.
Douglas

grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:
> Eric,
>
> Have you tried it without the winder attached?
>
> I have never had a long turn around with Leica NJ on Film cameras, 2-3 
> weeks max, I send 2 day FedEx to get it there quickly also, and 
> request next day return shipping from Leica NJ which they do no 
> problems.
>
> Gene
>
> -------------- Original message from Artist Eric Hiss 
> <4spam@eh21.com>: --------------
>
>
>> Hi All,
>> My R8 camera body seems to be sick. About every 3rd shot the mirror 
>> sticks in the up position and the camera winder is slack. If I move 
>> the winder lever to the full out position and let it snap back 
>> several times the mirror will come back to its normal rest and I can 
>> wind the camera for the next frame. Anyone have that problem with 
>> their R and know what it is?
>> I use this camera a lot and want to have it repaired quickly - have 
>> heard about the long turnaround times with the Leica NJ service - so 
>> was wondering where else I might send it for service? I'm in San 
>> Francisco...
>> Thanks, Eric
>>
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In reply to: Message from grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com) ([Leica] R8 - mirror sticks in up position - where in US for fast service?)
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