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Subject: Re: [Leica] R8 with Drive is ripping the sprocket holes! ???
From: Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 04:00:47 -0400
References: <EA782A5C-A525-11D7-B207-000393494EB0@compose.com.hk>

In a perverse way I'm glad to read this, as I thought it was only my
Motor Drive that's flaky from time to time.
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Jim - http://www.hemenway.com



Ken Lai wrote:
> 
> It should not have anything to do with cold film. I live in Hong Kong
> and it's never that cold here, but my motor drive with R8 (kept in a
> de-humidifying cabinet) has to be returned three times for servicing -
> twice for not advancing film at all and once for ripping sprocket
> holes. On all 3 occasions they said the drive mechanism was mis-aligned.
> 
> Also 2 weeks ago I started getting multiple exposures and the drive
> does not want to rewind film, so I will be sending it in for the 4th
> time.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Ken
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