Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kyle - This sounds like a job for Sherry. It also makes one wonder whether the camera was really functioning as described when it was shipped... B. D. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of kyle > cassidy > Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 8:36 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] desperate for repair advice > > > howdy luggers, > i recently acquired an m4-2 that seems to have some problems, i'm not > sure how serious they are or what might be involved in fixing them... > > first, winding lever gives a "ratcheting" feel when winding, exactly as > it would feel if you were dragging the sprockets across a piece of film > not moving in the camera. > secondly, the all shutter speeds between 1 second and 1/125 of a second > are consistantly about 1/45 second where as 250-1000/sec the shutter > doesn't ever actually open, it and the curtian seem to transport the film > plane as one. > > camera was apparantly 100% functional before it got in the mail to me > and was recently serviced, box showed no untoward signs of abuse. i'm > assuming some tiny little plastic piece slipped possibly? any idea what it > might be and whether or not someone with reasonable mechanical skill might > be able to fix it? > > thanks so much for your expertise, > > kyle > >