Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 03:54 PM 11/18/97 PST, you wrote: > Hi, > > I just acquired a R7 with one minor problem. I found out that the > DOF lever is kind of sticky. After I stop down by pushing the lever > toward the body, it does not go back to its place. I have to push it > back to take it to its normal place. It is not broken. I wonder if > this problem can be fixed easily at home. If not, I might want to > return it to the seller. I traded my 60/2.8 with 1:1 and 50/2 for it. > Any suggestion? > > Regards, > David This is an educated guess. I would not try fixing it at home unless you can see the complete mechanism... which you cannot. I would seem to me that the return spring is either broken or has come loose. I would ***guess*** that an independent repair person could fix this for not an excessive fee. Check with: Sherry Krauter Golden Touch Quality Camera Repair 118 Purgatory Road Campbell Hall, New York 10916 Tele. (914) 496-8834 Jim