[Leica] IIIf - HELP!!!!

[Lluis Ripoll]

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
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> Dr Peter Dzwig				
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