Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]back in May. search the archive with 'softie' and 'jam' Eric On 10/10/06, Lew <lew@fastmail.fm> wrote: > > "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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >