Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Will do. I hope its not serious; it "just came on". Peter Leonard Taupier wrote: > Peter, > > I hope they can fix it in quick order. When you get it back please let > us know what the fault was. > > Len > > > On Feb 19, 2007, at 3:43 PM, Peter Dzwig wrote: > >> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >