Re: [Leica] Jammed M3

["Steven Blutter" <sblutter@earthlink.net>]

so glad it worked - be careful with making sure shutter mechanism has
completed cycle (slower speeds) before advancing - should help too

- --Steven Blutter--
sblutter@earthlink.net
- -----Original Message-----
From: Claes Bjerner <claes.bjerner@pi.se>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Monday, April 13, 1998 1:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Jammed M3


>>>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 uni=
que
>>Leica sound at different shutter speeds. But after having taken about h=
alf
a
>>dozen blind shots the camera suddenly jammed! The shutter release butto=
n
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, St=
even!
And I owe you one.
>
>And doesn=B4t this show what a great list we have? With this pool of
incredible knowledge of anything Leica there is always an answer availabl=
e
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
>