[Leica] My M2 is stuck!

[Douglas Barry]

That's extremely annoying, Nathan.

I'd agree with Don. I'd never heard of the term percussive maintenance 
before, but do remember going in to a repair shop with a stuck OM2. The 
man behind the counter took it, looked it over carefully, aligned its 
base parallel with the wooden counter, and then swiftly gave its base a 
sharp rap on same. Bingo, it worked, and still does as far as I know 
(it's upstairs in a box along with five OM1s).

I'd definitely give that a try (sans lens) as it's a totally mechanical 
camera. Just try it a couple of times at most, and don't use it to 
hammer in fencing posts....

Unfortunate timing on the visit to Paris with the refuse collectors' 
strike, as the news here is saying the smell is horrendous.

Douglas




On 15/03/2023 19:59, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> So, here I am, in Paris until Friday, with fantasies of being HCB with my M2, and all of a sudden the camera will not advance! I had taken a picture, everything seemed normal, but then the camera would not advance the film no matter how much I cursed it.  I resigned myself to not being able to pretend to be HCB on this trip, rewound the half-finished roll of Acros and put the Leica away in my suitcase. But I really wonder how this happens. I had the camera CLAd not too long ago, in 2020 or 2021, and it has been flawless until now.
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> Any ideas?
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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