Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Grunchy M4-P winding
From: kabob@tiac.net (Bob Keene/Karen Shehade)
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:34:15 -0400

Maybe it's just a late starting Y2K thing???

Bob (oh my god, I *knew* it was going to happen!) Keene

>
>Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 14:10:24 -0000
>From: Jeremy Kime <jeremy.kime@bbc.co.uk>
>Subject: RE: [Leica] Grunchy M4-P winding
>
>I had a mysterious problem a while back too. (M6)
>The wind on was perfect with no film in the camera, but once film was loaded
>it would sometimes run to either 6, 12, or 18 frames and then stop! Not
>every film, not one type of film, the wind-on felt the same but it hasn't
>happened since a visit to a repair shop, though they said they couldn't find
>anything wrong at all!
>Maybe these cameras are more organic and less mechanic than we give them
>credit for?!
>
>Jem