[Leica] R8 lock up

[telyt400 at gmail.com (Paul Franz)]

Aram,

I understand the effort required for e-mail catch up.  

I tried the camera without the winder.  It works 3 out of 10 times versus 1 
out of 10 with the winder.  

I have not sent the camera in for a cleaning.  I have other priorities at 
the moment.  In my spare time I am testing Leica R to Canon adapters and 
attempting to manual focus a 400/6.8 on a Canon 6D.  I need a lot of 
practice again.  My keeper ratio is zero per 36.   

Paul


On Oct 6, 2013, at 7:29 PM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I am weeks behind in my mail, so maybe already solved.  Try it w/o the 
> winder attached.  I seem to remember something about dirty contacts?  If 
> it works w/o the winder, then clean the contacts and try it again.
> 
> Back to catching up on my e-mail.
> 
> Aram
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Paul Franz
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 10:03 AM
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] R8 lock up
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am returning LUG member.  I subscribed recently due to a return to
> film photography.  I have taken my Leica R8 out of storage and started
> to use my old R lenses again.  The camera was working well for about
> recently this started to lock up. When I press the release button, the
> mirror rises, but the shutter does not release. This occurs in on mode
> of operation.    If I wait a long periods of time, when I return the
> camera is ready to operate again.  Sometime this takes hours.   I
> expected that this was related to a rather old set of batteries and I
> swapped a new set of batteries into the winder.    The camera
> continues to operate improperly.  ).   I have tried various shutter
> speeds, modes and use of a remote cable.  I have used the small
> battery cover, winder and power driver.  This has occurred with film
> and without film in the camera.
> 
> I have been reviewing the LUG archives and have not found many
> references to this problem.
> 
> Any suggestions for a home repair of recommended repair company?
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
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