Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 17/4/01 6:28 pm, ray tai at razerx@netvigator.com wrote: > Happened to me several times as well. I had to remove the motordrive and > reattach the grip, manual wound the film to the next frame. The first time I > didn't have the grip with me and this $1400 wonder was dead as a door stop. I > took it to the shop but the repair guy couldn't repeat the problem then the > problem mysteriously went away. My R8 starts with 247xxxx. At times the > motor > rewind wouldn't work. I suspect the problem is with the motor. > > Ray Ray, I think the rewind problem you experienced is due to the camera. There is a micro switch inside the camera that is known to cause intermittent problems. When it fails, the camera does not recognise there is film in the camera and rewind will not work. Cheers, Joseph