Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/30

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Subject: [Leica] feeling cranky
From: bwdaly at gmail.com (brad daly)
Date: Sat Aug 30 12:23:34 2008
References: <115e7bd00808291321g29c4e97cq6fe670f253cded9e@mail.gmail.com> <48B85C75.5090000@wanadoo.nl>

Thanks, Michiel.

I'm a CLA virgin.  Whom do you recommend?  About how much does it cost?

--brad

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl
> wrote:

> Hi Brad,
>
> Sounds like the rather common problem with the tension on the advance
> mechanism. I had this and a simple CLA will solve it. After 7 years your M6
> deserves a CLA anyhow.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michiel fokkema
>
>
> brad daly wrote:
>
>> Hi Luggers,
>>
>> It's been a long time since I've been subscribed or posted here.  I hope
>> everyone is well.
>>
>> I'm having a problem with my M6, and I'd like some ideas: while I was in
>> India back in December and January, I started having problems with the
>> advance lever.  On some rolls--not all--but always around frame #24, the
>> advance mechanism jams up and makes a terrible grinding sound.  I know I'm
>> using 36-exp rolls, and I'm loading film as I've done for the seven years
>> I've had the camera.  I sort of assume there's something a little wrong in
>> the mechanism, but why does it always crop up around frame #24?  And why
>> does this only happen intermittently?
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Also, lots and lots of pictures from India, some shot with the Leica, some
>> with the Hasselblad Xpan, up on my flickr page:  www.bradbrad.com
>>
>> --Brad
>>
>>
>
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-- 
brad daly
http://www.bradbrad.com

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