Re: [Leica] CL with light leak

[John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>]

I disagree with you here Mike as people often confuse shutter problems with
light leaks. They cover every inch of their camera with Leica-users approved
black tape and still "light leaks in". I have also read of brand new cameras
with this problem and the customers cursing Leica for not putting in felt
seals at the baseplate and back flap! A little enlightenment can go a long
way. :-) The chap with the M5 jammed can use his camera tomorrow if it is
the loose screw or film chip that is causing his problem. All very useful
stuff in my ground grovelling opinion. :-) Now, on camera strap length, I
would have to agree! Though, truth be told, there were many different strap
types mentioned that I not heard of and may well look into. The rangefinder
cameras have some quirks that are not apparent to the unsuspecting and
anytime I can save someone from being without their M is time well spent.

John Collier

Who firmly believes in every five to ten years getting a CLA. I had a
shutter curtain tear after a local expert said: "Those cameras don't need
service they just need use."

> From: Mike Johnston <michaeljohnston@ameritech.net>
> 
> RE the "CL with Light Leak" thread, this is a leitmotif of the LUG and
> it always surprises me.
> 
> Every now and then somebody posts with a broken camera and asks, "any
> idea how to fix this?" then we endure a large number of posts as people
> idly speculate about what might be wrong with a camera they cannot even
> inspect in person.
> 
> Not meaning to be brusque but...If your camera's broken, get it fixed.
> There are camera repair people out there who would appreciate your
> business. If you buy a broken camera, return it.
> 
> Simple enough? Pediatricians have a maxim where diagnosis is concerned:
> "if you hear hoofbeats, don't think 'zebra.'" Sometimes the obvious
> conclusion is the reasonable course of action.
> 
> The internet seems to love minutia and idle speculation about equally. I
> honestly didn't believe there could be a more trivial thread than the
> camera-strap discussion--which beat out the affordable lenscap
> discussion, which beat out the how-do-I-load-film-into-this-thing
> discussion--until it devolved yet further into the
> how-long-should-my-camera-strap-be discussion. And now we're all
> supposed to make like Carnac on Camera Repair? Yeesh.
> 
> Good luck getting your problem fixed, Julio. I'm sorry you're
> experiencing it and I don't mean to be unfriendly. I just don't think
> this is a topic on which we can be of much actual help.
> 
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