[Leica] crappy m7 lock.

[lew at fastmail.fm (Lew)]

"This has been addressed before"  Could you point me to where & when? TIA
-Lew

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+lew1716=optonline.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+lew1716=optonline.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Eric 
Korenman
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:07 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] crappy m7 lock.

yup - I had that problem too until my last repair.
This has been addessed before, but I think using a 'softie' while rapidly 
firing and advancing was to blame.
It makes it easier to advance while still slightly depressing the shutter. I 
gather this is really a bad thing
to do.

Eric


On 10/10/06, Lew <lew@fastmail.fm> wrote:
>
> I'm having trouble with the film advance which seems to freeze for a 
> few hours every now and then and forces me to use my m7 only when I 
> can carry a back up body.
> -Lew
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+lew1716=optonline.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+lew1716=optonline.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf 
> Of Eric Korenman
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 5:25 PM
> To: LUG
> Subject: [Leica] crappy m7 lock.
>
> My M7 shutter release lock is crap.
> 6 months after the last repair, it is acting up again.
> When I unlock the shutter release I have to 'double clutch' the release.
> IE, press it (it jams) and press again to get it to work.
> After that it works fine until I lock it/ unlock it again.
>
> The lock always seemed poorly made and jiggly/loose to me.
>
> Anyone else?
>
> Eric
>
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