[Leica] Fogging film during lens changes

[vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko)]

I can't imagine that Leica's (M or LTM) are prone to fogging film if the
lenses are changed.

I suppose one could do a bunch of experimentation with recent "known good
Leica's."

I don't change lenses or load film in direct sunlight; that's just asking
for bad luck.  But I've never considered that the shutter would leak light,
with or without a lens in front.

....Vick

 

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Robert Lilley
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 7:21 PM
To: lug@leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] Fogging film during lens changes

.... change back that got fogged.  Called Sherry Krauter, noted Leica repair
person and she said, "Oh, yea, you didn't know that - happens with all the
screw mounts and M's!?
I said, "Why doesn't this happen with Japanese cameras, etc?" and she
shrugged (imagined), "That's just the way it is".....   

 

Rob