Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luis, Thanks. I played with the shutter speeds and finally it came free. I just have to find some more film to put through it! I had it CLA'd a few years back because one of the starp lugs broke off while I was filming a wedding! Thanks again. I will check him out, Peter On 08/04/2018 19:42, Lluis Ripoll via LUG wrote: > Peter, > > I have never heard about this?. I?m sorry. Did you never CLA?D your IIIF? > When I had mine I had as well problems with the shutter and Malcom taylor > has replaced it by a new one, call and ask him, he is a very honest person. > > Good luck! > Lluis > > >> El 7 abr 2018, a les 21:51, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> va >> escriure: >> >> Dear LUGers, HELP!! >> >> Today I took my IIIf out to town for the first time in a long while with >> a roll >> of XP2 in it. I had checked the film before I took it out and it was in >> OK and >> winding on successfully. I took a few shots in the street and then the >> film >> seemed to break. That was sad enough, but then I realised that the >> shutter had >> stuck closed and no amount of pressing the button would release it. Sorry >> Ted! >> >> I seem to remember that there are tricks for getting the shutter to >> release, but >> can't recall them. Can anyone on the LUG remember how to do it? I don't >> want to >> pay for a CLA if I don't have to. FWIW I have taken the film out, have >> tried to >> release it by winding on etc. The odd thing is that the winder seems to be >> moving a bit too freely. >> >> Grateful for any advice, especially any which gets things back to how >> they were! >> >> Regards, >> >> Peter >> -- >> >> =========================================================== >> Dr 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 > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig