Re: [Leica] Winder M problems

[John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>]

Are you using it to shoot sequences? The Leica Canada repair chap (Gerry)
all but screamed on the phone to me not to use the winder continuously
regardless of what Leica officially maintains is possible. This is
especially true with slow shutter speeds. The wind mechanism in the camera
seems to be released before the shutter has completely finished its business
(slow speed train completely wound down) and it makes the camera very
unhappy. Gerry hinted at dire consequences for the health of the shutter if
I did not reform my film happy ways. He very carefully emphasised that I
have to take my finger right off the shutter release before tripping the
next exposure. Apparently N**** Fs and F2s were the same way.

John Collier


on 20/3/00 8:42 am, Paul Bolam <Paul@bolam67.freeserve.co.uk> wrote

> I've just bought a secondhand winder M and found that it locks up the M6
> 0.85 mid-roll. At this stage, the film is wound on, the meter is switched on
> but the shutter release won't budge. The rapid wind lever is immovable (due
> to the film being wound on and the shutter cocked).
> 
> This lock up occurs after varying number of shots have been taken. The first
> time it happened on the 25th frame and the next time after the sixth.
> 
> Switching the winder off and then back on has no effect and even when the
> winder is removed the camera is still jammed! Eventually, the M6 resets
> itself but I can't see how or what caused it to un-jam. However, the M6 will
> not reset if the winder is in place.
> 
> Anyone got any ideas what's wrong? I put a fresh set of batteries in the
> winder. Is it something I'm doing or is the winder dodgy?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Paul.
> 
> 
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