Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Len, daniel, thanks for the advice. I tried both, gave up and took it to my local shop who reckon they should be able to fix it! The owner is into classic cameras and uses Leicas. Peter Leonard Taupier wrote: > Peter, > > The IIIf rewind button attaches to a post which moves up and down like a > piston. The post is grooved the whole way and has a screw, in a collar > below the knob, which rides in the grove. I think what can happen is > either dirt in the groove preventing it from pulling out or the collar > screw is binding the groove. The only thing I can think of is to take > off the bottom camera cover and drop in a film spool. While holding the > spool gently wind/rewind the rewind button and see if that frees it up. > > Good Luck, > Len > > > On Feb 18, 2007, at 6:41 AM, Peter Dzwig wrote: > >> Last night I found that my rewind button on my IIIf would not pull >> out. It rotates enought to engage the gears and wind/rewind film so >> isn't unusable. I think it will make loading it again difficult. >> >> There doesn't appear to be a screw in the side of it so I can't see >> anything to release it, and looking at it from inside there isn't >> anything that obviously can be released. Any suggestions please? >> >> Peter Dzwig >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >