Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dr Jonathan Slade wrote: > I have recently joined this list following a recent purchase of an M3. > Unfortunately my new love of my life let me down this weekend and I have had > to return to the shop for repairs. > I wondered whether any other users had experienced the same illness that > afflicts my M3? > Without film in, all appears well, on loading a film initially all was well > until about frame 20 when at 1/250th the shutter release had no resistance > and the shutter wouldn't fire. Then a few seconds later when I touched the > rewind lever, or moved the camera it fired with what sounded like an > appropriate speed. This situation persisted until I removed the film > (despite very carefull winding on etc), when it cured itself. My anxieties > stem from the fact that it is ok now and I am dreading the camera being > returned saying that there is no fault! > Please advise! > > Jonathan Slade Jonathan, it sounds like your film was not correctly loaded or for some other reason touched the shutter curtains. when you moved the film a bit. then it moved away from the curtains and they could release. Regards, Horst Schmidt