Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:23 AM 6/28/97 +0000, you wrote: >Chip: Thanks for the input. Believe it or not, I still haven't had a chance to >run any film through the camera. I loaded some film, and surprise...the >winder and the shutter release froze, and nothing happened. Couldn't do a >thing. When the film was removed, all seemed to function reasonably >well. Re-loaded the film...surprise, the same glictch. Spoke with Eli at >Wall Street Camera, from whom the camera was purcahsed. He has been >extremey honorable, and helpful, but wasn't completely sure of the >problem. Called Earnie at Leica, NJ. Hadn't heard of this particular >problem before. Why does the camera freeze when there is film loaded, >and the shutter and winder work when there is no film? Some sort of a >neurosis?! > >Suggestions? Eli will exchange the camera, and I'll keep you posted. > >Thanks to all, > >Elliot > If everything works up to closing the back door, then doesn't work after the door is closed, I would suspect a DX coding interface problem. That's about the only way I can think of, that the camera knows that film is actually loaded. Jim