Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/11

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Subject: [Leica] crappy m7 lock.
From: faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)
Date: Wed Oct 11 04:13:51 2006
References: <82c9dd70610101906y449b2dd3v2786374fb0786356@mail.gmail.com> <004401c6ece0$644f8400$6401a8c0@opportunity>

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
> >
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In reply to: Message from faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman) ([Leica] crappy m7 lock.)
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