Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't think this is normal. My sample drops down all the way, and it did so also before the CLA I just did. Too bad that the repairman did not assemble the film pressure plate correctly, as I cannot load film. Does anybody know if it is the same construction as on the non-die cast LTM:s. Can I fix the problem myself by removing the housing plus pressure plate and springs, and the assemble again? (I did this on a Zorky, Leica II copy) Has anybody done this operation on a die-cast body? My sample has a self timer, so I will have to unscrew this one too, but I guess it is only a matter to unscrew the two screws in front of the housing. I cannot send the body back, as the repair man went on vacation today... Hans ><< I have a IIIf (red dial) that has intermittent problems with the > 1/1000 shutter speed. To change the shutter speed, I lift the dial > upwards, turn it to a new setting, and let it drop back down to its > normal position (with the bottom of the dial resting more or less > directly on the body's top plate). But on the 1/1000 speed position, > the dial drops back down only part-way, leaving a slight gap (1 mm or > so) between the top plate and the bottom of the dial. Could this be > related to the problems I've having at that speed, or is this normal > for a IIIf?