Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R6.2 lockup
From: John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 20:07:09 -0600

All the interlocks and cocking levers for the shutter, wind and mirror 
are right under (or more accurately, over) the baseplate. If you are 
handy you might want to try this. If you are not, or it is under 
warranty, then don't!

John Collier

On Thursday, September 5, 2002, at 07:49 PM, Doug Herr wrote:

> on 9/5/02 3:58 PM, John Nebel at nebel@csdco.com wrote:
>
>>
>> Is there a simple cure for a locked-up R6.2?
>>
>> The rewind is extended fully and the shutter button will not release 
>> the
>> shutter.
>>
>> I've searched the archives and can't find anything, but dimly remember
>> reading something about this.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John Nebel
>>
>
> Have you tried pushing the rewind release button on the bottom?  I think
> I've also fixed this problem in an R4sP by removing the base plate and
> jiggling some stuff.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
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