Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ben Holmes wrote: > > Last night I tried to make a few exposures with my M6 at 1 sec. It was > twilight, and the light was absolutely beautiful. I pressed the button, but > only heard half of the song. Click...short buzzzz...then...nothing. I tried > winding the film, but the advance was jammed. I rotated the speed dial to B > and the shutter closed. Again, I set it to 1 sec, wound the film, click... > SAME thing! I took out the film and ran through a dozen exposures at each > speed and the problem disappeared. What gives? > > Should I chalk this one under "Non-reproducable results"? Was this a matter > of lack of excercise? > > Regards, > > Ben W. Holmes Ben, Sounds like a problem with the slow speed escapment. A CLA may be in order though I thought this was a relatively new M6. You cannot advance the film lever until the 2nd curtain closes. Best regards, Dennis - -- Experience is a tough teacher. It gives the test before the lesson. - -unknown