Re: [Leica] Light leaks on Leica IIIc (380xxx) - Part III

["onetreehillclw" <onetreehillclw@compaq.net>]

I had a IIIcK that was letting light in from the film winding knob. After 3
repairs, it was finally fixed.

Chris Williams


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Matej Novak" <matej.novak@hermes.si>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 8:29 AM
Subject: [Leica] Light leaks on Leica IIIc (380xxx) - Part III


> >  I just got a 1941 Leica IIIc (380xxx) with non-standard flash
> > sync installed. When I have had developped the first roll of
> > film I noticed that there are bright stripes of irregular shape
> > on some of the slides. The stripes extend from the holes on the
> > lower side of the film up and through the holes on the upper side
> > of the film (if you think about the film in the camera it is
> > vice-versa). Most of the stripes are on the right side of the
> > slides, except one that is on the left side of the slide (all
> > are of the similar shape).
>
> I got my Leica back about a week ago, and the problem was that the
> light was leaking at the shutter mechanism release lever (I don't
> know if this is the right expression, but I'm speaking of the lever
> that is used at the end of film to release the shutter mechanism,
> so that you can rewind the film). The repair person has somehow
> blocked the light coming from that source, and now it works perfectly.
>
> I also heard about another Leica IIIc which suffered a similar
> problem with light leaks. Is this a common problem with the early
> IIIc? Does anyone alse has a similar experience.
>
> Ciao,
> Matej