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Subject: [Leica] URGENT IIIf advice sought
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Mon Feb 19 15:04:20 2007
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Will do.

I hope its not serious; it "just came on".

Peter

Leonard Taupier wrote:
> Peter,
> 
> I hope they can fix it in quick order. When you get it back please let 
> us know what the fault was.
> 
> Len
> 
> 
> On Feb 19, 2007, at 3:43 PM, Peter Dzwig wrote:
> 
>> Len, daniel,
>>
>> thanks for the advice. I tried both, gave up and took it to my local 
>> shop who reckon they should be able to fix it! The owner is into 
>> classic cameras and uses Leicas.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> Leonard Taupier wrote:
>>> Peter,
>>> The IIIf rewind button attaches to a post which moves up and down 
>>> like a piston. The post is grooved the whole way and has a screw, in 
>>> a collar below the knob, which rides in the grove. I think what can 
>>> happen is either dirt in the groove preventing it from pulling out or 
>>> the collar screw is binding the groove. The only thing I can think of 
>>> is to take off the bottom camera cover and drop in a film spool. 
>>> While holding the spool gently wind/rewind the rewind button and see 
>>> if that frees it up.
>>> Good Luck,
>>> Len
>>> On Feb 18, 2007, at 6:41 AM, Peter Dzwig wrote:
>>>> Last night I found that my rewind button on my IIIf would not pull 
>>>> out. It rotates enought to engage the gears and wind/rewind film so 
>>>> isn't unusable. I think it will make loading it again difficult.
>>>>
>>>> There doesn't appear to be a screw in the side of it so I can't see 
>>>> anything to release it, and looking at it from inside there isn't 
>>>> anything that obviously can be released. Any suggestions please?
>>>>
>>>> Peter Dzwig
>>>>
>>>>
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