Re: [Leica] M3 Shutter Problem

[chucko@siteconnect.com (Chuck Albertson)]

Nick--

Sounds like shutter bounce. As the second curtain slams shut, it ricochets
back out into the frame, which is probably causing the band of underexposure
along the edge of the frame. It just takes a tweaking of the shutter, I'm
told. It's not an affliction limited to older M's -- I have a two-month-old
M6H in the shop to have that problem fixed.

Chuck Albertson
Seattle, Wash.

- -----Original Message-----
From: Nick Hunter <nhunter1@mindspring.com>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Wednesday, May 06, 1998 8:45 PM
Subject: [Leica] M3 Shutter Problem


>Photos returned to me today show a problem has developed with my M3's
>shutter. The problem is an underexposed edge on all pictures shot at higher
>shutter speeds, 250-1000. At first I assumed the shutter was "tapering"; on
>closer inspection this evening, I'm not so sure. It's the left edge of the
>print as viewed, but that would be the right side as the negative goes
>through the camera upside down. So I think it's the right edge (as viewed
>from the rear) which is underexposing. That would be the first part of the
>negative to be exposed. Doesn't tapering occur at the end of the shutter
>travel? The dark area has two distinct edges, each bordering progressively
>darker areas. The dark area is not black, however, just a couple of stops
>under.
>