Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My M7 is in NJ being repaired for very similar problem. Mine would jam occasionally when lock switch was switched from locked to unlocked or if I was shooting and advancing quickly. Eric On 5/25/06, Richard S. Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote: > My M7 has jammed in two situations. The first was after rewind when > I couldn't get the rewind lever to return to vertical. The solution > to this one was to select a manual shutter speed, make sure the off > switch was all the way on and release the shutter. This has worked > every time I've had to do it. > > The second time was after a 3-foot drop onto a marble floor. The > camera fell on the lens hood partially jamming the focus ring on my > nice new 40 Nokton and totally jamming the camera which showed with > no external damage whatsoever. > > I sent it back to Leica NJ along with a somewhat irritable note along > the lines "my M3 wouldn't have jammed if I dropped it this way," and > they sent it back a month later saying it only needed a CLA. I > assume they put back in place whatever slipped internally and all was > well. It's been fine ever since. > > Sounds like something has jogged out of place in yours. Hope this helps. > > > > >While on a trip recently my M7 (bought new, 3-4 y old, no prior > >problems) jammed irreversibly... I could not advance film, I could > >not depress the shutter release... > > > >I took it to the two top places in Paris, no solution and they said > >it would have to go to Solms... likely for a month. > > > >Have any persons here ever had this sort of problem occur with an M7 or > >an M6? > > > >Please give me the details re event, cause, fix, outcome, other... > > > >appreciated, > > > > > >thanks, Steve > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > Regards, > > Dick > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >