Re: [Leica] Locked up R8

[Joseph Yao <joseph@yao.com>]

Aram,

In addition to cleaning the motor drive contacts on the bottom, also clean
the contacts between the back cover and camera body is also a good idea.

I would also leave the camera switched on with no batteries for an extended
period of time.

May I know which batch of R8 you have?  Some of the earlier ones are prone
to this.

Good luck.

Joseph


on 28/2/04 8:24 am, Jim Hemenway at Jim@hemenway.com wrote:

> Aram:
> 
> This has happened to me when the motor drive contacts needed cleaning.
> They weren't visibly dirty.
> 
> Other than sending it to New Jersey, the only solution which worked for
> me was to remove the batteries and leave the camera switched ON for a
> few days.
> 
> If you use the motor drive much, then I recommend that you brush all 20+
> gold contacts, of both the camera and the drive with a cotton swab
> with a little alcohol in it... after every time that you remove the drive.
> 
> Now I keep a motor drive permanently attached to one R8 and none to my
> other R8... no problems since then.
> 
> Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
> 
> 
> 
> langhans wrote:
> 
>> HELP!!
>> 
>> I took a shot with my R8 and now things are locked up.  I remember hearing
>> the shutter work, but I cannot wind to the next frame.  The advance lever is
>> locked in place.  I rewound the film and took it out.  The shutter will not
>> fire and the advance lever will not move. Batteries show good.  They are
>> almost new.  Meter, display all work fine.  I put the motor winder on and
>> still no shutter or advance.  I remember this happening once before, but I
>> think when I put the winder on it advanced and all was well.  I tried the
>> self timer, but that didn't work.  As I say, I think the shutter is uncocked
>> as I remember the shutter firing.  Any ideas of things to try before I pack
>> it up and send it off?
>> 
>> Aram

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