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Subject: [Leica] M8 RF froze up today
From: rmcclure2 at woh.rr.com (rmcclure2 at woh.rr.com)
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:26:29 +0000
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If the m8 weren't under warranty I'd be tempted to give the sticking linkage 
a tiny shot of wd-40 -- the hack mechanics cure. 
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:04:44 
To: 'Leica Users Group'<lug at leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 RF froze up today

I think, as I read it, it has to do with the focus cam mechanism....

My Tri- Elmar, when modified by me to use the Milich 6 bit coding
adaptation, sticks the frame selector..... funny that when I actually take a
picture, it sometimes goes away, sometimes not.....
I think it has to do with the spring in the lens mount on my lens..

Frank Filippone
red735i at earthlink.net


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
grduprey at mchsi.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:21 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 RF froze up today

His problem was with the frame selector, nothing to do with the shutter.  It
effects the lens frame selection only, the rest of the camera works just
fine.

Gene

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Justianto" <jsjgroups at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 11:41:10 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 RF froze up today

Does the lcd stating "shutter fault"?

Jsj

On 2/17/10, grduprey at mchsi.com <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote:
> Vick,
>
> Thanks for the clarification.  Should be a quick fix.
>
> Gene
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko at sympatico.ca>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:25:22 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 RF froze up today
>
> Gene
>
> The RF arm movement is sticky.
>
> For instance, if I rack the lens back to infinity and then out to the
> close focus distance, the arm sticks in, and then as the lens cam moves
> out, the arm doesn't "follow" the cam, and then of course, the camera
> doesn't show focus properly.
>
> And if I move the lever arm with my finger, the movement feels very
> gritty.
>
> It's going back to Leica NJ on Monday.    I'm not happy with it.
>
> ...Vick
>
>
>
> grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
>> Vick,
>>
>> I'm not sure what the failure was by your description.  Are you saying
the
>> camera died or the frame selection froze?
>>
>> Gene
>
>
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