Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 4/29/99 7:08:35 AM, you wrote: >From: "4Season" <4season@boulder.net> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica quality MF system ? > >I had an SL66 (two, for a while) and liked it, but today, would >be more inclined to use it for product shots or other niche applications >which can utilize it's macro capabilities, and do not need much lens >movement. Sometimes, the shutter release won't pop back up. The solution is >to whack the camera gently, and it will. The gearing between body and back >sometimes clashes, and here, as with a manual transmission whose synchromesh >doesn't, don't bother finessing it--just give it a firm crank 'till the >gears crunch back into proper mesh, and everything's fine. It's not a >particularly rugged camera, but if you take normal care, and don't freak out >over every perceived flaw, it's fine. This is one camera that I'd be careful >about buying if it looks like it might've been dropped, because I've seen a >body and back warp out of alignment such that the two would fit, but not >interchange with any others. > >Jeff you have a very sick and dirty rollei. get it serviced and it will be smooth as silk. ctrentelman ogden utah