Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Wind-down noises
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 11:02:57 -0500

At 09:56 AM 19-02-98 -0500, Peterg wrote:
[snip]
>
>I think Laney, in one of his books, recommends that this be an audible
>confirmation of satisfactory shutter function - best heard @ 1/15th -
>when examining a s/h purchase.

I made the mistake of listening to my m6 at 1/15 and heard a sound I've
never heard before.  Instead of the usual noise I hear at slow speeds, I
heard a soft clicking sound, as if something was bouncing 2 or 3 times.  It
was also aubible at 1/30 sec, but at no other speeds.  Is this normal?

Dan C.