Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/20

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Double Exposures with IIIf ??
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 12:51:24 -0400

It is not normal.

At 12:12 -0500 3/20/1, a fine scholar, Paulman, Gerhard wrote:

>I have a question concerning the functionality of double Exposures with the
>IIIf.
>
>I have recently bought my first IIIf and it needed some repair on the film
>advance knob, it was turning backwards.
>
>They fixed that ok, but when I try to just cock the shutter now, the film
>advances ever so slightly just before the shutter locks.
>
>Is this normal behavior for the IIIf ??  (My IIIg does not do this)
>
>I'm asking because I do not want to be turned away by the repair place with
>some glib comment like, 'it's supposed to be that way'.
>
>Gerhard


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