Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: thought some of you might want to know about this: I have an R6 whose shutter took a dive a few months ago. Apparently they are not rebuildable. The shutter had to be sent to Leica for an exchange. I was told that the shutter might even be Japanese. The failure was at 1/15 and at 1/30, where it stuck at 1/8. All the other speeds were fine. The shutter apparently hits a piece of plastic at one point of its cycle, not sure when, as I can't recall that part of the conversation. With use this piece of plastic gets gummed up and makes the shutter stick, possibly creating the problem I had. Nearly $500.00 later, I wondered why I didn't just get the R6.2 or just another Leicaflex SL. Lesson in this, is that even the mechanical gear is as prone to failure as the electronic gear, of the more recent vintage that is. ======================================================================== Someone correct me if I'm wrong ... yes, I know this is the LUG but please don't be shy ;-) ... but AFAIK what distinguishes the "mechanical" shutter of the R6/6.2 and the "electronic" shutters of other R models is the timing mechanism. The R6/6.2 shutter is timed using a mechanical escapement while the others use an electronic delay circuit and solenoid for that purpose. The design and construction of the shutter curtains themselves are essentially the same for all R models (allowing for technological improvements as the R system evolved). This suggests that the problem you describe above could happen to other R models as well - except, possibly, for the R8 with its radically different body shape. Regards, ===== Ray "The trouble with resisting temptation is you never know when you'll get another chance!" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/