Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, just a comment that I heard from a lecia repair man that the film advance of the canadian made models, (M4-p and M4-2) are not as smooth as those german made ones. Can anyone justufy that?? Kim Sherman wrote: > > dear Lug friends, > > back in april i bought a used (9 condition, from B&H) M4-P that i've been > using with great enjoyment until just yesterday. i have run about 12 rolls > of film through the camera without any problem, but yesterday I began > having problems with the film advancement and shutter release. i was > mid-roll when, suddenly, i would advance the film, try to fire the shutter, > only to have nothing happen. i then tried "advancing" the film again. > after "advancing" the shutter again, i could then press the shutter > release and it would fire. a few times during this roll of film, when i > would have to advance the film the "second" time, the shutter would fire on > its own during the advancement. > > is this a common problem with leicas, used or otherwise? i'm glad i still > have time left on my 90-day warranty, but i'm pretty bummed to be having > trouble with my M4-P so SOON. > > any advice/comments would be greatly appreciated. > > best, kim