Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It sure is curious what gets us LUGGERS off our duffs to check something out as normal ordefective. I have 2 M6 bodies. They both fire the flash when the camera is NOT advanced. My first M6 (#1781651) is vintage 1992 and my M6 Titanium (#1928686) is a 1993. Jeff Alford Dave Richards wrote: > After reading this post yesterday I tried the same thing with my new M6, > s/n 2414782, acquired new from a dealer three weeks ago. It behaves the > same way: shutter uncocked, depress shutter release and flash fires. If it > truly should not do this perhaps there is a problem with an entire batch. > > At this point it isn't even annoying, since I seldom use a flash. > > Dave > > >> Is this normal? And, if merely depressing the button (without the > >>shutter moving) fires the flash, how can the flash "know" exactly when to go > > > >It should not do that. Have it checked out. > > > >>PS: What means "CLA"? > > > >Clean > >Lube > >Adjust > >========== > > > >Eric Welch > >St. Joseph, MO > >http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > > > >Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies. > >