Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan: Get it CLA'd. It looks like your second curtain is sticky. Robert At 06:25 AM 3/6/01 -0800, Dan Cardish wrote: >I have a problem with my M6 and I'm hoping someone here knows what is >happening. > >Please check out http://www.photoartworld.com/m6.jpg for an example frame >that shows the problem. > >The image is fairly large (about 146k) as I want the problem to be clearly >visible. As you can see, there is a thin overexposed verticle band approx >1/2 mm in width (in real life) and about 1/2 mm from the right edge of the >frame. The band extends a bit out of the frame and there appears to be >some flaring or something to the left of the band. > >When using the camera, I noticed that occasionally (and especially when it >was cold) after releasing the shutter, the wind mechanism wouldn't work. I >would have to jiggle it repeatedly until the wind lever would engage. I >didn't try forcing it excessively. This would happen repeatedly. Also, >while the wind lever was stuck, the meter continued to work (ie, the >shutter was released and the white spot hidden, yet I could still see the >red LED'd lit in the viewfinder. > >Any clues? > >Thanks, > >Dan C. > >ps...the image was taken with my Voigtlander 12mm > >____________________________________________________________ >T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. >Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. >http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01