Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alf wrote: At 23:27 14.03.1998 +0100, Milos wrote: >No, no lens cap - it happened in sequential shooting, too. It must be a >malfunction. I believe your words, but I'm astonished that you only realized the sequence or single un-exposed pictures when you looked at your rolls. Didn't you realize while you took your pictures ? I mean: usually you hear the shutter. If you miss the shutter's noise, you didn't transport. If you hear the shutter, the pictures can't be un-exposed. Could you reproduce it with your empty camera ? Maybe your shutter is ok, but the transport is occasionally not blocked ? Milos responds: I shot all this film on assignment, I didn't really pay attention to the shutter. But I don't think it's likely I would attempt to rewind without hearing the shutter (or something), feeling the release go down all the way. It only happened twice on 15 films, I don't think I can reproduce it. By the way, I didn't even have a lens cap with me - I just use the shade to protect the lens. What an ugly cap, too Another thing - I bought a lens in Germany last month and it too had a red sticker on the box - the dealer told me they use these to distinguish between different shipments of goods from Leica. It didn't make much sense, so.. By the way, do all of your back doors sit on tight, no tolerances when you press on it? I hate this on mine and it's another reason why it's going to Solms pretty soon. I suppose the good side of this is that I can now justify a second body.. Ciao, Milos