Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/07

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Subject: [Leica] Re: R-stop down lever
From: "Miro Jurcevic" <miroj@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 01:03:15 +1000
References: <398ECBC8.83FAC75B@bcc.cuny.edu>

Does any person have a drawing of the R assembly, showing this lever part in
it's place and the shape of the return mechanism. I had the good fortune
today to pick up the full tech drawings of the N____ FM2 in expanded part
view. I am certain the R4-R7 is drawn the same way.

Miro



>
> on 7/8/00 6:09 PM, Miro Jurcevic at miroj@ozemail.com.au wrote:
>
> > Why does the R-system have so many problems with the apeture lever
inside
> > the mount. Is it something inherently difficult about the design.
>
> Every one of the four R-4's I've owned and two of my R-3's sooner or
> later had this problem. It felt as though a return spring had either
> snapped or jumped out of its mounting.
>
> So far no problems with my R-7 or 6.2, but then they are under two tears
> old.
>
> Regards,
> Akhil
>

In reply to: Message from Akhil Lal <akhil.lal@bcc.cuny.edu> ([Leica] R-stop down lever)