Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hmm.. Recently serviced by whom? Do you have documentation of that service? There are many Leica "butchers" out there who seem to know little about Leica service (some work for Leica NJ). Return it for a refund if possible. If not, send it to Sherry Krauter. Ken Wilcox At 08:35 PM 7/12/99 -0400, you wrote: >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 > > > - ------------------ Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits LAW LHSA MEA <wilcox@tir.com>