Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds like repair time to me. :-( kw > Hello all. I am a new Leica user and I have a problem with the >rewind on a IIIf BD. > > The Advance - Rewind lever only rotates (and very stiffly) from the >"A" to a position pointing out perpendicular to the face of the camera >(i.e. not all the way round to the "R" like the lever on my IIIa does), >then the rewind knob will turn a few turns and then the film stops >rewinding. I opened it up and found that the wind sprockets have locked up >and won't release. I've tried it several times and each time it's the >same, release for a few inches and then the sprockets lock up and won't >release again. > > Are the wind sprockets not fully unlocking because the >Advance-Rewind lever isn't fully rotated to the "R" position? > > Is there something else to push or pull when rotating the >Advance-Rewind lever to allow it to fully rotate to the "R" position? > > Is there some trick to rewinding a IIIf, or do I have a broken IIIf >on my hands? > > Thanks for taking the time to read my tale of woe. > > Cheers, > David > > > David Batista > Rutgers University Law Library > batista@crab.rutgers.edu - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits Davison Middle School preferred---> <wilcox@umcc.umich.edu> 600 Dayton, Davison, MI 48423 <kwilcox@gfn.org>