Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Claes, This sounds like your M3 is in need of CLA. The film advance will appear jammed (it does not function) until the shutter has completed its cycle. In your case you 'helped' the cycle along but I fear it will happen again. = Dennis Claes Bjerner wrote: > = > >>Today one of my single-stroke M3=B4s jammed. I had just taken out the= exposed > >roll of film and wanted to give myself a treat by listening to that un= ique > >Leica sound at different shutter speeds. But after having taken about = half a > >dozen blind shots the camera suddenly jammed! The shutter release butt= on was > >stuck and the advance lever wouldn=B4t move! > = > Steven Blutter answered: > = > >happened to me once - i very carefully moved the shutter frame to the = right > >and it clicked! into position - also try with rewind released... > = > Steven, > = > Do you know what I just did? I very carefully moved the shutter curtain= to the right. And now my favorite M3 is working again. You=B4re an Angel= , Steven! And I owe you one. > = > And doesn=B4t this show what a great list we have? With this pool of in= credible knowledge of anything Leica there is always an answer available = to any problem you might have with your camera, or lenses. In this case t= he right answer took less than an hour to get! > = > Claes - -- = Experience is a tough teacher. It gives the test before the lesson. - -unknown