Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Once and you can laugh it off. Twice and it is time for a CLA... John Collier On Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at 02:54 PM, Rei Shinozuka wrote: > while shooting at a gathering at a friend's house, my m6 085 after 5 > frames > stuck with the shutter open! since there were n*k*n and c*n*n shooters > present, i merely excused myself quietly, switched to the m6 072 > and continued with no one the wiser. (wouldn't want to sully the > reputation of the marque! :-) > > so anyway, i took the sick m6 down to bergen county camera so as means > to > send to leica usa, when rob (their great leica guy) says, "oh yeah, let > me try > something" and smacks the baseplate smartly against the palm of the > hand. > the shutter snaps shut, and now works fine at all speeds. rob said that > they taught one that technique at leica school. he said to try it out > with film and maybe it was just a fluke without ill after effects. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html