Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Vick, yes there is a lever on the base of the motor that has two settings - 1 dot is for normal operation, two dots is for multiple exposure. I gather that all it does is depress the button that disengages the sprocket. Cheers Douglas Vick Ko wrote: > Hmm, thank you Douglas. > > There was no motor attached to my R7. Are these "two dots" on the motor? > > Bit of a mystery. > > Vick > > > > Douglas Sharp wrote: >> Once or twice, but only with a motor or winder attached. >> >> Sometimes the lever on the bottom can be knocked to the two dots >> position when you take your camera out of your bag. This disengages >> the film sprocket. >> >> Cheers >> Douglas >> >> Vick Ko wrote: >>> Anyone had this R7 problem? >>> >>> I shot a roll of 36, and in the middle of the roll, there was one >>> photo that was quadruple exposed. >>> >>> I remember in the middle of the roll, advancing the camera "felt >>> funny", and felt that it wasn't pulling the film. Now I see that it >>> wasn't. The shots after that are fine. >>> >>> I was thinking that maybe I had touched the rewind button, but I >>> don't recall doing that. And wouldn't that at worst, result in one >>> double exposed shot, not 4 exposures on the same frame? >>> >>> ....Vick >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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